[ ...if a Warlord Prince couches Fussing as a suggestion, and the person being fussed at pretends not to hear it, does it still require a mental bucket of cold water? Because Piper isn't sure how to do that yet, and there are too many things she needs to process and question before resting and eating. She is sure the shivering will stop on its own eventually, and she's already feeling much better.
Her emotions are still a bit... impressed with his, and feeling the protective note in his presence surprises her. She didn't think that would extend to her. And while part of her is wary of being herded anywhere and she has a fierce need to prove her own ability to take care of herself, she's just been inside Verim's memories. She can't bring herself to mind it.
She is still going to try ignoring his suggestions.
Piper doesn't understand the loaded tone of the question, and answers honestly. ] Yes, I moved in with friends from home a few days ago.
[ She'd stayed in the Queen's Residence for about three weeks before moving out, wanting to get a better sense of who these people were and who the others Strangers were. She might have been tempted to stay longer if she didn't think that doing so would get in the way of why she'd agreed to come here... and if Jason hadn't been here. He'd only invited her to stay with them once, but she could see what it meant to him. And she wanted to be with him, and Leo and Percy too, of course. (Verim may get impressions of warmth as she thinks about her friends, and a certain amount of wry anticipation - she has a feeling that if one of them walked in right now, it would not only be Verim's fussing she has to contend with.)
And what exactly is a Black Widow? Bits of his memory - the web he spun - come to mind. But that's not enough of an answer for her. ]
I am feeling better, thank you. [ It's so easy to say 'feeling better' when a few minutes ago the room had been spinning rapidly. It is now only... wobbly. So that is better. ] And I'm glad you're okay. Is that why you could share your memories like this, because you're a Black Widow?
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Her emotions are still a bit... impressed with his, and feeling the protective note in his presence surprises her. She didn't think that would extend to her. And while part of her is wary of being herded anywhere and she has a fierce need to prove her own ability to take care of herself, she's just been inside Verim's memories. She can't bring herself to mind it.
She is still going to try ignoring his suggestions.
Piper doesn't understand the loaded tone of the question, and answers honestly. ] Yes, I moved in with friends from home a few days ago.
[ She'd stayed in the Queen's Residence for about three weeks before moving out, wanting to get a better sense of who these people were and who the others Strangers were. She might have been tempted to stay longer if she didn't think that doing so would get in the way of why she'd agreed to come here... and if Jason hadn't been here. He'd only invited her to stay with them once, but she could see what it meant to him. And she wanted to be with him, and Leo and Percy too, of course. (Verim may get impressions of warmth as she thinks about her friends, and a certain amount of wry anticipation - she has a feeling that if one of them walked in right now, it would not only be Verim's fussing she has to contend with.)
And what exactly is a Black Widow? Bits of his memory - the web he spun - come to mind. But that's not enough of an answer for her. ]
I am feeling better, thank you. [ It's so easy to say 'feeling better' when a few minutes ago the room had been spinning rapidly. It is now only... wobbly. So that is better. ] And I'm glad you're okay. Is that why you could share your memories like this, because you're a Black Widow?