The Mentor
"I could throw lessons at you. They could either hurt less or more, depending on how hard you fight against them," she had pointed out, her tone went light for the moment but she might not have been kidding. Josh should shrug his shoulders at that. "Well, playing rough's nothing new to me" He teased. "Maybe I'll show you sometime if you're interested" He then joked, shooting her a wicked grin. He didn't mean it, of course, he wouldn't dare flirt with a spoken for woman. Or was she spoken for? He honestly couldn't tell at this point. She asked what a punch buggy was and he shrugged. "Nickname for heavy speeder. Children's game called punch buggy. HoloNet might tell you better than I would" He explained quickly.
More deflecting blame followed. More dodging questions followed. More being dodgy followed. More trying to just dance around his questions with long phrases followed. Not helping her argument here. "You really think she'll never recover? You didn't know her before the darkness. She's eager, strong, capable. Even when she thinks she's a loose cannon, she's only had months in this life. People take years, she refused to let that slow her down" she asked. "No, I don't know she'll never recover" He corrected. "I think it's going to be difficult. I think it's going to be possible she doesn't. But I think she will. I have faith in her" Josh would admit in turn. "She's strong, stronger than she thinks she is. But she's damaged. Heavily damaged. Damage you guys caused. There's no dodging around that. You can tell me Gerwald did it, you can dance around my questions if you want, but that doesn't change that fact. She's in a situation that's going to be a problem to recover from."
Her note that she only had months in this life caused him to raise a brow though. She had the body of an adult, the mind of an adult... Mostly of an adult anyway. The power of an adult.
"Question. Is she physically and mentally 18?" He asked in a moment that could be considered comedy. "Just curious. But also curious about what you mean by only months into her life."
Another matter of being unfamiliar with their cultures.
She dodged the question about monogamy, and he let out a sigh. "Taking that as a yes" He spoke bluntly. Geez, these two deserved each other. "It's a term that can be applied to relationships as well, though for marriages it's common. Either way, I'm not concerned with whether you two are poly or not, I won't judge. That's cool, that's your thing, you do you. My only issue is that someone got hurt" He would clarify.
"I'm worried about Pebble. Worried about everything you're telling me. After what she told me what she did and Jart showed me she the darkness still had an incredible effect on her still but it was fueled by what happened, I knew she needed time. She needs someone in her life but right now, it's not me. And it's not Gerwald with the decision he made" She had said.
"Well... I've been trying to be her rock, so to speak" He admitted with a big, cheeky grin that lasted for several seconds before he would lower his head in shame. "That was a pun. A very bad pun. I am sorry."
"Don't call her Pebble" She said.
"Duly noted. She'll never hear any of it. Not even the drop of a pebble"
[member="Katrine Van-Derveld"]
More deflecting blame followed. More dodging questions followed. More being dodgy followed. More trying to just dance around his questions with long phrases followed. Not helping her argument here. "You really think she'll never recover? You didn't know her before the darkness. She's eager, strong, capable. Even when she thinks she's a loose cannon, she's only had months in this life. People take years, she refused to let that slow her down" she asked. "No, I don't know she'll never recover" He corrected. "I think it's going to be difficult. I think it's going to be possible she doesn't. But I think she will. I have faith in her" Josh would admit in turn. "She's strong, stronger than she thinks she is. But she's damaged. Heavily damaged. Damage you guys caused. There's no dodging around that. You can tell me Gerwald did it, you can dance around my questions if you want, but that doesn't change that fact. She's in a situation that's going to be a problem to recover from."
Her note that she only had months in this life caused him to raise a brow though. She had the body of an adult, the mind of an adult... Mostly of an adult anyway. The power of an adult.
"Question. Is she physically and mentally 18?" He asked in a moment that could be considered comedy. "Just curious. But also curious about what you mean by only months into her life."
Another matter of being unfamiliar with their cultures.
She dodged the question about monogamy, and he let out a sigh. "Taking that as a yes" He spoke bluntly. Geez, these two deserved each other. "It's a term that can be applied to relationships as well, though for marriages it's common. Either way, I'm not concerned with whether you two are poly or not, I won't judge. That's cool, that's your thing, you do you. My only issue is that someone got hurt" He would clarify.
"I'm worried about Pebble. Worried about everything you're telling me. After what she told me what she did and Jart showed me she the darkness still had an incredible effect on her still but it was fueled by what happened, I knew she needed time. She needs someone in her life but right now, it's not me. And it's not Gerwald with the decision he made" She had said.
"Well... I've been trying to be her rock, so to speak" He admitted with a big, cheeky grin that lasted for several seconds before he would lower his head in shame. "That was a pun. A very bad pun. I am sorry."
"Don't call her Pebble" She said.
"Duly noted. She'll never hear any of it. Not even the drop of a pebble"
[member="Katrine Van-Derveld"]