hadriel | [Video]

[Swift is, let's be honest, not great with using this thing. It feels clunky and unnecessary, but it's what he's got to work with. Not everyone is a har, so he'll learn to live with it. Maybe eventually he'll even get good at it.

As it is for now, when the video starts he's glaring at the screen and it catches the tail end of a curse before he schools his face into a more neutral, perhaps diplomatic, expression.]

As I understand it, Seel har Parasiel has been here for quite some time...alone, let's say. [Unsupervised. He means unsupervised. He hasn't had a proper babysitter.] I would like to take a moment to apologize personally if he's been incorrigible or stubborn or plain mean. I don't know all of what he said to everyone, but I'm hoping it won't be a problem for much longer. [It will still be a problem for a while until Seel gets used to having Swift around again, and he knows that. He's at least prepared for it. This by itself is going to cause a fight.]

If you are having problems with him, please don't hesitate to contact me and I'll make sure it's taken care of. Once again, I am very sorry and I'll do my best to make sure it doesn't happen again.

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Even if what you're saying is true, what do you want me to do about it?

There's nothing you can do. Or that you're willing to do, evidently. Reining Seel in is my job and I will continue to do it, regardless of the opinions of others.

What do you mean, your job?

I mean my job. If there isn't somehar holding him back, there's no telling what he'll try to do. That has just happened to fall on me.

How'd you get that honor?

It was given to me with him.

That's weird.

You aren't the first one to think so. Strangely, they all seem to be here.

[ she rolls her eyes. ] Well, everyone here is from different worlds so if they all think you're weird then doesn't make you think that maybe they're right?

No. It makes me believe that humanity is just as unaccepting and obtuse as I was raised to believe.

[ Cashmere's not sure if she should feel insulted or not, and that confusion is evident. ] What's that supposed to mean?

It means that I was frightened growing up with tales of how humans were not to be trusted, they hurt hara and they hated harlings because we were different. Because we weren't them. Because we were growing while they were fading. I wanted to believe differently because they were afraid too, but perhaps I was wrong about that.