Shady

She nodded slowly and lowered her own finger. Rifkin and Talia both held up a hand but didn't lower any fingers. "And like..." Ky thought for a moment. "Like, 'never ...

"Try me," Zander said, glancing at him.

"No, you definitely should ," Zander countered, glancing at Gaius then looking back at Tomhas. "What complication?"

(haha oof) "So you put a finger down if you have been to the East?" Ky asked, holding her hand up as well but looking at Emery's.

Ki'nuu nodded, humming. Then she shook her head with a soft sigh. "A crying shame, these humans act like this. And for what? A stupid book? Bah."

Zander grimaced and nodded slowly. "I definitely appreciate that concern... I suppose I just worry about the possibility that she'll find out eventually, one way or another, and that the ...

"Then why are you here?"

(this is aboutta turn into a trauma fest I can feel it lmao) (Rifkin: never have I ever been raped-- The other three: *lowers a finger*) (I kid, he'd never, ...

Zander nodded again. "I... am afraid that it may be worse the longer we wait," he said thoughtfully. "She'll deem me a liar whether we reveal it to her now ...

"How do you play those?" Ky furrowed her brow.

Ki'nuu wrinkled her nose. "Zealots."

"...So," Ky agreed after a moment, inclining her head. She glanced around as well. "...I don't even know how one goes about catching up after all this time."

"I try to stay out of those." Ki'nuu shrugged, glancing around. This man was too full of himself, she decided. Very pompous. Took himself too seriously. Pity.

“Then what’s it got to do with your busyness?”

(Ooh That’s a good idea! They don’t know him well, no. Hmm)