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[fessus]

— NOCTIS LUCIS CAELUM

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SAMUEL NIGHT
@xXdarkwarriorXx

TEAM REVELATION
HOUSING 016

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[fessus]

That doesn't mean you have to stop trying

[ Yeah, please me. ]

Anyway idk

From what I can tell yeah, we have the same day/month/year setup on Eos. Sounds like what you're saying though is even time is bigger on Roshar lol

[gyve]

( what a warm emotion this conversation is generating. a warm emotion... called... friendship... )

If I could stop I would
But I can't so I inevitably won't

There's more air on Roshar too and less force bearing down on us to keep us all grounded
Maybe that's why people from this and your planet have had their growth stunted so severely

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[fessus]

Can't make it out like we're the weird ones when you're the one in the minority Kal

Tell me smth else about you or Roshar

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[fessus]

Nah on second thought not Roshar

Just you

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[gyve]

( ... blushes... )

Uh
Like what

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[gyve]

( ahem. struggles in vain to "man up." )

Like maybe
When I was learning to use my powers I smacked into a rock wall
You enjoy hearing about that sort of thing right

[fessus]

[ ........ don't smile don't smile don't do it ]

Mm

Describe the wall and how hard you hit it

[ CAN'T HELP HIMSELF ]

[gyve]

( don't smile, kaladin. do. not. smile. )

Well it was a chasm wall

Very tall vertically
That's top to bottom

Very wide horizontally
That's side to side

And the wall's rock
Well this is rock that's stood the test of time
It's hard
It has to be

And I pretty much hit it full tilt

[fessus]

Sounds like a rock wall alright

From the rock part to the wall part

[ Would Kaladin try harder to give him actual dimensions if he pressed? Just how impressive are these chasms? ]

Did you bust your nose

[gyve]

Of course not
I'm too study with Stormlight

Your turn
Let's hear it

[fessus]

Right sure but in my version of this story your face is all bloody

My turn for what? I've never done anything even remotely that embarrassing jsyk

[gyve]

I'm sure if you were there and my nose was bleeding you'd have given me one of your ten lacy handkerchiefs rich boy

( GETTING FIRED UP )

You put on cat ears that sang a cat song at you
Then you tried to pawn them off on me for a bean

[fessus]

Are you serious? Forget it, if I had one I'd never give it to you after that

[ unbelievable disrespect, let me FANTASIZE ABOUT YOUR INJURIES ]

Are you just jealous that they wouldn't fit on your head?

[gyve]

Just how big do you think my head is exactly

Come on
One fact

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[fessus]

Oh totally massive

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[fessus]

Fine w/e since we're on the subject

When I was a kid I'd steal my old man's clothes sometimes and try to wear them, and I'd get dirt all over them bc they were too big and I'd trip on the cloth in my shoes

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[gyve]

Thanks
Thank you
I'm sure that opinion has nothing to do with how tiny you are and how tiny everyone on your planet is

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[gyve]

That's pretty cute though
Playing dress up
Rolling around in your weird dirt
Did your father become cross with you when he found out

[fessus]

The bigger they are the harder they fall, I'll still kick your ass sparring any day

[ It sounds fun. And makes him feel better when he's reminded of the less pleasant part of that memory. ]

Nah he didn't say anything

So next time I cut a hole in one of the shirts on purpose

[gyve]

Whatever
You can certainly try

You've got a vindictive streak though
Were you trying to embarrass him

[fessus]

[ In private, alone, he allows himself a wry smile... ]

Your read's way off but I'll remember you said that about me jsyk

You never messed with your old man like that? Or with your mom?

[gyve]

I mean I guess so
I used to have a lot of energy as a child
My mother often tells me they had to run me ragged to be able to sleep most nights
So I would demand my father chase me
Sometimes he would and sometimes he wouldn't
Whenever he didn't put his heart into it I got mad and scolded him for a while
My mother always thought it was funny

Are you denying you sought revenge on your father's clothes
He didn't notice when you dragged his stuff through the dirt so you got back at him
Right
Is it really way off

[fessus]

[ The description Kaladin provides him of his past relationship with his parents is... sweet. A mother, charmed by her husband's and son's antics. A father, exasperated yet subjected to the lectures of a young boy. And the one he pictures the most clearly, an excitable son taking his play just as seriously as he takes many things now. He wants to meet that kid. They'd be friends even now, he's sure of it. ]

That's a really nice story about you torturing your parents lol

Sounds pretty fun, I think I would've been into it too. But I would've been trying to outrun you and you would've beaten me every time, so we'd have to compete in smth else too

[ self-aware re: his little legs...... ]

I didn't cut holes in his stuff bc I was mad at him or wanted revenge, but now I'm thinking about doing it to yours lol

I figured if I upped the ante he'd have to scold me

[gyve]

You asked
It was a long time ago

There are benefits to being tall even to other Alethi
But I think you started training younger than I did
I had to sneak away from my studies to learn how to use a quarterstaff from another boy my age

You could've taught me instead

( ... )

I still don't understand then
Why did you want him to scold you

[fessus]

Good thing I did ask or I would've missed out on learning you were just as lame back then

I could've taught you how to take hits for a while at least, that's what I remember learning most. But first thing though would be letting you pick your weapon

[ First... and most important. ]

My old man was busy a lot and I was a kid so I didn't always get it

I was just acting out to get his attention but I grew out of it pretty quick