[Being approached by Irhya was not, perhaps, unusual. Nor was her acting in a somewhat dubious fashion, but that tended more towards the teasing or playful. This had something of a different note to it.
Of course, things were different between them than they'd once been. Worse in some ways, better in others- and as complicated as they would always be. Even so... Emet-Selch thought there was more opportunity of something closer to genuine understanding between them than there had once been. No, difficult as it was, he didn't find their current status to be strictly worse at all.
But this bit of seriousness didn't seem quite like a reflection of that either, and in any case, it was a strange question to spring on anyone out of nowhere. So he regards the mi'qote with a skeptical expression.]
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Of course, things were different between them than they'd once been. Worse in some ways, better in others- and as complicated as they would always be. Even so... Emet-Selch thought there was more opportunity of something closer to genuine understanding between them than there had once been. No, difficult as it was, he didn't find their current status to be strictly worse at all.
But this bit of seriousness didn't seem quite like a reflection of that either, and in any case, it was a strange question to spring on anyone out of nowhere. So he regards the mi'qote with a skeptical expression.]
That's a rather personal question, isn't it?