#variantia

Truthfully, finishing the song has rattled her as much as it invigorated her. Lorelei listens to Dame Aylin and Isobel, and it takes a moment to process the invitation to sit over the pounding in her ears. She does, but it takes a second to collect herself to speak.

Perhaps a hundred voices singing a hymn, a faith that wasn't hers, a battle cry that followed her like a shadow.

At the mention of requests, however, she perks up and looks at Isobel. The gentle teasing gets a genuine smile, and she relaxes. You'd get along with Dorian, she thinks, and the thought makes her sad, so she pushes it away.

"I'm a bard, of course I take requests." She readies her violin again. "Perhaps you two would like something a bit slower for the evening? We have plenty of time for battle song when the dawn comes, after all."

@variantia sent: "... You, there. Have you seen a gith come through this way? A young male, equivalent to what you would call a... teenager, I believe is the term." Oh. Well. It's not every day one sees a gith outside their self-contained little settlements. Particularly githzerai who tend to stay in their monasteries. No one can accuse the woman of not getting straight to the point, at least. (( have a Lhashila, for Odessa !! enjoyyyy lmao <3 ))

Red eyes turn towards the voice and widen slightly in a sense of curiosity mixed with surprise. What a rare sight to see, it wasn't often that a githzerai was just out and about like so. Thus, needless to say this was quite the opportunity and Odessa was certainly not one to pass up the chance for learning new knowledge upon one of the handful of races that she still knew little about.

Ever so carefully she closes the tome she'd been studying to turn towards her company proper. It was the polite thing to do after all. "Sorry to say dear, but I have not." She begins with a small shake of her head. "I certainly would've remembered such a rare sight." Her hands lightly fold over the tome as her head tilts some. "Are you perhaps in need of some assistance in locating him?" From it's place tucked slightly under the table, a hellhound's ears perk slightly and it's head raises, at the now ongoing conversation. Raising it's head a big yawn escapes the hound before it turns it's attention to the stranger. A soft rumble leaves it but other than that it merely studies the gith carefully with it's inferno-like eyes.

❝ fear is for the weak. ❞ (( gently ... places Minthara down ........ at Gale's feet, perhaps ?? also hello hi nice to officially meet u ! <3 )) blood and darkness prompts.

The shuffle of his locks against his neck almost tickled with how fast he’d shaken his head, a noise of protest buzzing itself within the depths of his chest. “Fear is a natural response– it is your internal safety net. To feel it, to sense it, only builds resilience. The anticipation with dread, the drive to overcome.”

He was by no means dense to his audience, the drow that’d struck him with such a statement in the first place. “Fear in your eyes may be an advantage, lest it consume you. Or perhaps it’s a projection of your own.” It’d been an introspective rebuke, one in hopes to navigate the intent of her sentiment as thick brows knitted atop a swirling pool of challenge within his gaze.

Not really relevant to anything but IN the event of a zombie apocalypse or something of the sort and IF he were to be in a situation where it was him and Elsa, he's obviously going to be super protective and careful and make sure she's rested and safe and gets her share of food first and he's absolutely jumping into danger for her and IF he gets bit or hurt on the way it's FINE, he's always been tough, he'll be okay. He won't tell her because he doesn't want to worry her if it's not that serious! But he's going to be a bit more distanced just in case.

Jin surviving and being saved by Elsa and knowing she's genuinely trying but WHEW yike seeing her be close and friendly and defense of Hawks!! Next time he saw her after that he'd just be so cold but like also !! He'd just blame himself more like Oops here he goes TRUSTING people again wtfff

Him in the rehabilitation au when Elsa gives him a job at her agency!!?? Oh he is employee of the MONTH, of the YEAR. He is on his BEST behavior!! He is volunteering for any assignments he's allowed to take and really does his best to be a type of hero HE needed and he absolutely expresses that to Elsa like, he def sits down and expresses how grateful he is to her and that he hopes he can be useful on her team and not a waste of an oppertunity (cause it's one of the first times besides the League when someone took a chance on him and trusted him

!! Villain Elsa's verse just Jin opening up to Elsa about losing HIS little sister hoping it'll be like a bonding thing like depending on how much he knows and how much Elsa tells him he'd be like "i get it, i lost family too and it felt like my fault because i couldn't do anything to save them." like he wasn't a child himself and he's showing Elsa so much kindness and care because he can tell she needs someone gentle and that loves and accepts her just like HE needed and honestly his favorite hang outs are when it's him and Elsa and Toga watching movies or something.

psssst Jin absolutely picking up/learning some Norwegian and asking her for help when he gets stuck on a word/phrase!!

❝ why should i FIGHT to connect with a world i cannot exhume?  ❞