"She doesn't like to," he shrugged. "If she has better reasons, she has not shared them. She may not share our concern for her safety. Bravado runs in the family. As it were." She was taking the more general facts of the case rather well. Then again, she worked at Radius. Talk of attempted murder-slavery might have been par for the course. Much as it pained him to imagine her involved in anything even remotely like his own life. It wasn't his place to decide what was and was not safe for her, anyway. Putting her on a pedestal did no one any good.
"She is. Ah. Private." He frowned. "Or tries to be. It may not be my place to say. Due to her… unique heritage… the Terran Allied Legal System gives her a significant amount of leeway. Not that she isn't. That is. She's a good navigator. Fast in her own right, if you need something moved fast. But. Mostly it's the name." He was being much more delicate than she ever would have been for him, and the irony was not lost on him. Raising more questions than he answered, which didn't feel fair to Nova. And it wasn't as if she could ask Kreska about it, when that would just make matters worse.
He hummed thoughtfully, rubbing the spiral on his forehead as he tried to think of the best way to explain. "Dirk Robinson was… a hero. Terrans adored him. The old video logs are still online, I think. Jobari do not usually. Mingle. So to speak. Because they're designed to be perfect. But Teraka Ido… hm. The, ah. The only important part is, Kreska is… there aren't other hybrids. Jobari hybrids do not exist, except for Kreska. They cannot, because unlike many other species, Jobari cannot be. Hybridized? Without their, ah. Consent. Their natural state is toxic. They are poison. But they can alter themselves, if they choose. Which is how she could… they could… uh. Anyway. That gives Kreska a certain amount of diplomatic importance. But she is also… people want what they cannot have. And Terrans, I'm told, have a thing. About green women. And there is a planet of green women they can't touch. Except for Kreska. Which is… what I meant by complicated."
Kissing was a highly preferable turn of events. There were not many circumstances that could not be improved by Nova kissing him. Or him kissing Nova. He wasn't quite sure who was kissing who, since he'd started it, but she seemed to be finishing it. Their fingers twined together, and one hand gently stroked one of the tentacles that framed her face. "Should?" he murmured in return. "Probably. Probably should. But. I. Don't want you to. I am very selfish. And would very selfishly like to keep kissing you. If you let me."
"She is. Ah. Private." He frowned. "Or tries to be. It may not be my place to say. Due to her… unique heritage… the Terran Allied Legal System gives her a significant amount of leeway. Not that she isn't. That is. She's a good navigator. Fast in her own right, if you need something moved fast. But. Mostly it's the name." He was being much more delicate than she ever would have been for him, and the irony was not lost on him. Raising more questions than he answered, which didn't feel fair to Nova. And it wasn't as if she could ask Kreska about it, when that would just make matters worse.
He hummed thoughtfully, rubbing the spiral on his forehead as he tried to think of the best way to explain. "Dirk Robinson was… a hero. Terrans adored him. The old video logs are still online, I think. Jobari do not usually. Mingle. So to speak. Because they're designed to be perfect. But Teraka Ido… hm. The, ah. The only important part is, Kreska is… there aren't other hybrids. Jobari hybrids do not exist, except for Kreska. They cannot, because unlike many other species, Jobari cannot be. Hybridized? Without their, ah. Consent. Their natural state is toxic. They are poison. But they can alter themselves, if they choose. Which is how she could… they could… uh. Anyway. That gives Kreska a certain amount of diplomatic importance. But she is also… people want what they cannot have. And Terrans, I'm told, have a thing. About green women. And there is a planet of green women they can't touch. Except for Kreska. Which is… what I meant by complicated."
Kissing was a highly preferable turn of events. There were not many circumstances that could not be improved by Nova kissing him. Or him kissing Nova. He wasn't quite sure who was kissing who, since he'd started it, but she seemed to be finishing it. Their fingers twined together, and one hand gently stroked one of the tentacles that framed her face. "Should?" he murmured in return. "Probably. Probably should. But. I. Don't want you to. I am very selfish. And would very selfishly like to keep kissing you. If you let me."
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