Week 0, Saturday Post-Trial - Varian

[fragileprophet]

[For the second day in a row, Ion's flagging down Varian. This time, he seems to be after something more specific than introductions.]

Sorry to bother you--I'm sure we're all eager to leave this behind us and rest, but can I just have a moment of your time?

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[fragileprophet]

It's funny, isn't it? Because of our tapestries, it's all that people can do to assume that I'm the older one between the two of us...

[No, it's not funny. It's uncomfortable. Moving on, though.]

Thank you...for saying that. It's not a thought that I've really been able to...accept about myself, yet. But it's really nice to hear all the same.

[alchemenace]

From experience? People put way too much importance on age. Don't sweat it.

[ yes because clearly that will solve all of ion's problems. perfect. He looks uncomfortable when ion just thanks him, hesitating before speaking ]

I, uh. I don't feel like I should be thanked for saying something like that? [ but articulating that people not letting ion feel like he could be a person is messed up without somehow sounding like ion should know better is... surprisingly hard, so he lets it go. ] But-- but thanks for telling me.

[ and. because he cant help himself ]

Also this is probably kind of inappropriate for the moment but despite the really messed up circumstances surrounding it and what they did to you, the idea of the science behind something like that is really, really fascinating.

[ Varian no ]