Masa con Papas: Proxy's Memory

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King's Intermission 2/2
[Darkest Intermission 1]
CW: None
Perspective: Ali Judgment

 

Mission: You’re going to fall ill without a cloak to protect you from the rain you know.

Ali: Won’t get sick.

Mission: I don’t mind being kept in a scabbard for awhile.

Ali: I’ll be fine.

Mission: That’s what you say.. For someone who plays themselves off as so pragmatic, you are certainly choosing the long and painful route today.

Mission: I’ve seen you in action, you could make it to the next town by yourself much faster.

Ali: Are you implying something?

Mission: I could hardly catch up to you in this form but sheathed away you’d be there in a fraction of the time.

Mission: I’d like to understand why you’d go through all this effort to have me by your side.

Ali: The last thing you need in a working relationship is your business partner growing to hate you.

Ali: You’ve been away from the world a long time, you need to do a lot of catching up.

Mission: That’s certainly fair.

Mission: Everything has become so alien to me…

Mission: The first time I saw myself in the mirror…

Mission: To see that nothing we’ve worked toward remains.

Mission: We’re forgotten for the most part, at best treated as a boogeyman by those in the surrounding areas of our kingdom.

Ali: Hate to be blunt but.. Your family had it coming.

Mission: And now I am all that’s left of them. But… I certainly managed quite a talented client.

Ali: Suppose so…

Mission: Who spoils me with meals and luxuries.

Ali: You compensate your crew, it’s fundamental.

Ali: Speaking of, regarding your habits…

Mission: Which ones?

Ali: Your choice of words at every hotel we enter lately.

Mission: Mm?

Ali: You keep calling yourself my husband.

Mission: It’s a strategic call.

Ali: …I’m listening.

Mission: If a man and a woman enter a hotel on their own, and don’t make such clarifications well..

Mission: There’s a connotation, one that may drive the owners of the hotel to charge more or perhaps if they’re leaning more family friendly, refuse us.

Mission: But if we’re established as a married couple, they assume a little less as strange as that sounds?

Mission: So I choose to refer to myself as your husband if asked about our relationship.

Ali: Mm… interesting.

Mission: You don’t seem satisfied with that?

Ali: Thinking. Never really traveled with someone like this before so..

Ali: I have to give credit where it’s due, it’s sound.

Mission: And yet you don’t seem happy with the answer.

Mission: I could just return to your scabbard, though that’d give off a different impression as well I’d think.

Mission: My other form is… not exactly the most subtle if you’re looking to conceal a weapon.

Ali: I don’t mind being seen with you either way,

Mission: Then it shouldn’t be such a fuss I think.

Mission: Unless…

Mission: Is it too formal? I could say you’re my fiance.

Mission: Though we’d need to lie about how long we’ve know each other when they eventually ask for details.

Mission: Such a title draws questions.

Ali: Think I’d like to keep it simple. Husband works well enough.

Mission: Mm… it looks good on you too. Someone of your stature and stoic nature can be daunting for people but…

Mission: Next to someone of my poise wrapped around your arm shows there must be a heart of gold underneath.

Mission: You’re my protector in their eyes, albeit perhaps in an unconventional way…

Ali: What’s that mean?

Mission: Usually it’s the other way around with a couple, no?

Ali:... Took me a moment.

Ali: You’re from a fairly traditional family, aren’t you?

Mission: Yes? Is… did I say something wrong?

Ali: We’ll… work on that.

Mission: Oh! Is… hmmm…

Mission seems to think intensively for a good moment.

Mission: Do you prefer a queen? It’s not my first pick but I wouldn’t mind-

Ali: Go with what feels best to you, I don’t mind.

Mission: Mm..

Mission: I’ll put some thought into that then…

Mission: You’ll have to fill me in on details too, I know so little of you..

Ali: What’s there to say? I’m a knight, I’m maintaining the family business.

Mission: And you are alone? No parents?

Ali: Father passed long ago. Mother… was something.

Mission: And… that’s it? That’s quite small for a Guild family…

Ali: There’s extended relatives, not close to them.

Ali: And… my sister.

Ali: We’re no longer close, don’t think she cares to be anymore.

Ali: We had a falling out, do everytime we try to reconnect I think.

Ali: She’s probably happy with her ratty looking partner living in the family home right now.

Mission: Oh? Is she married?

Ali: They’re just dating, been for a few years.

Ali: Don’t think mom would ever approve, always believed in marrying up.

Mission: And what of you? Certainly I fit the bill?

Ali:...I suppose. Don’t know if I’d do it to make her happy.

Mission: And what of your sister? She’s come up a couple of times?

Ali: Mm?

Mission: You seem rather competitive toward her.

Mission: Every utterance.

Ali: She was the favorite. Went through a lot of hardship together but she was the golden child.

Ali: Having someone to constantly compete against makes me work harder.

Ali: Everything you go through makes you stronger in the end. That’s what mom taught me.
Ali: Hated her at the time, still do but..

Ali: She’s right on a whole lot of it.

Mission: Interesting…

Mission: Then I offer you this?

Ali: Mm?

Mission: We’ve known each other for a few good months now.. It might be fast but..

Ali:... this some ploy to get to know me better?

Mission: Maybe… but just think of it.

Mission: Next time the two of you meet, you’ll be married to royalty.

Mission: At the very least engaged? I do not know how you’d want to handle that.

Ali: Can I be honest?

Mission: Have you not been?

Ali: I’ll sit on that for awhile. But… I’ll make a confession. I don’t connect to other people much, don’t feel like I have a reason to.

Ali: But you’ve never weighed me down I don’t think, not like others.

Ali: I’m comfortable around you.

Ali: We’ll leave it at that.
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Mission: You shouldn’t be.

Ali: I’m aware.

Mission: Disappointing being rejected but..

Ali: I’m putting a pin in it. When rejection comes, you’ll know.

Ali: For now let’s… continue what we have currently and see where this goes.

Mission: And there’s the soft side…

Mission: Knew I could bring something out.

You refuse to acknowledge them.

Mission: We’ll see where this goes then.

Mission: Continue talking once we find a place to dry? I’m having a good time myself.

Ali: After dinner.

Mission: After dinner it is then…