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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 ...

(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."

"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, ...

"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)

She returned the smile and dipped her head. (I have no ideas lol would Emery offer conversation? Or do you have a topic?)

“You’re the authority figure here.” She shrugged. “But you’re welcome, if you’d like.”

Ky glanced up at him, brow furrowed, and gestured at the other half of Talia’s sofa. “You don’t want to join us?”

“The shrikes,” she scoffed.