[ Is it that simple then? Are they just two people trying to figure out how be friends, falling into friendship? This is only possible because Etraya is... so small. His first mistake was trying to make allies, because it's impossible in a place this size not to run into people again and again. And when that happens relationships form, it's inevitable. His second mistake was failing to hold people at arm's length no matter what. The people in Etraya are so alive; here's Shadowheart with a cat trying to make a pie.
And what of John, who spends his days cleaning the library and cooking? Certainly there's the danger of the unknown, but his life has never been this peaceful. It's made him... soft, perhaps. It's a bit of a sobering realization, and he's been trying hard not to think about it too much.
So here he is, softer and holding a food processer and about to make a friend. He wonders if he'll ever be free of Kara's specter, but he thinks she'd be so disappointed and cruel about this and it feels good. ]
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And what of John, who spends his days cleaning the library and cooking? Certainly there's the danger of the unknown, but his life has never been this peaceful. It's made him... soft, perhaps. It's a bit of a sobering realization, and he's been trying hard not to think about it too much.
So here he is, softer and holding a food processer and about to make a friend. He wonders if he'll ever be free of Kara's specter, but he thinks she'd be so disappointed and cruel about this and it feels good. ]
Friends, then.