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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-17 09:06 am (UTC)(link)
[ At least he hasn't left. Inej doubts he'd do so without saying goodbye, especially when none of them knows when she'll be available next to talk. Tomorrow night could see a tumultuous sea, and the next could be even worse. Inej loves the unpredictability of the ocean, but she also likes it best when she knows what she's walking into next.

Jesper cocks his brow, glancing at the communicator as though Inej can see it. It's unfortunate she can't; she'd mimic his stance and plant her hands on her hips, too. ]


Alright, then. Quote us back.

Make sure he does the voices right!

You heard the Wraith, Kaz. Do our voices.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-17 10:55 am (UTC)(link)
[ Inej is grateful that Jesper clarifies whether or not Kaz is leaving. While she likes speaking to Jesper, she'd expected to spend the evening talking to Kaz until he declares it a night or she's forced to end the call and resume to her life on the sea. ]

We've been conspiring in front of him for years, Jesper. I don't think Kaz takes us very seriously when we're scheming.

[ Jesper sucks on his teeth. ] That's a damn shame. We're incredible schemers.

We learned from the best. [ Inej says it warmly, smiling. She doesn't know if Kaz is still there; she ensures her voice doesn't sound desperate, either. It'd been easier when she had been in Ketterdam, but it's harder to track him without being able to see him. ] Kaz wouldn't leave without saying goodbye, Jes. You have to keep me entertained while he goes and does Kaz things.

Kaz things. [ Jesper repeats it like he's trying that out for size. ] What makes a thing a 'Jesper thing', I wonder.

Hats. Long coats. Buttons. Anything slightly insufferable.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 12:03 am (UTC)(link)
[ Furrowing her brows in amusement, she wonders briefly what signal Jesper had given Kaz. She imagines he hadn't wanted her to know about it, but Kaz being Kaz often ruins Jesper's attempts at being subtle, which are few and far between given he's often like a brick to the face.

Inej shakes her head and chuckles fondly. ]
Jesper, let Kaz go. Stop being so charmingly insufferable.

Insufferably charming.

Charmingly insufferable. [ She ensures to make her voice sound whiny, ] And I was really kind in how I described you! You didn't even try, Jes.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 01:09 am (UTC)(link)
And you're complaining about me picking buttons and a hat!

[ Leave it to Jesper to always provide the possibility for a lighter tangent. Inej shouldn't be surprised by Kaz's answer. He's always been the one who's seen her. Even long before she became the Wraith, he saw her when the men who visited the Menagerie refused to. Sometimes she wishes he wouldn't and let her fade into the shadows, but it's in those moments where she's afraid she's lost herself that his being able to sense her lack of audible footfalls brings her back down to earth. ]

I can teach you how to do the hair braids if you sit still long enough and listen.

[ Jesper blows out a puff of air. ] I listen. [ He clears his throat. ] What did you say?

[ Inej rolls her eyes as she smiles. ]

See? Insufferable. My three choices were perfectly fine. Kaz would agree.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 01:45 am (UTC)(link)
Have you changed his hats around yet?

[ Perhaps can't do that now, even if he wanted to. That might be for the best—if Jesper touched Kaz's hats, she's sure he'd find himself regretting it.

But Inej doesn't wish to Kaz to be left out, especially when she and Jesper have had fun poking at him to give a word or sign off on their choices. Besides, the crows never leave anyone behind. ]


If I had to pick a way to describe a Kaz Thing, it'd be…

[ And now she wishes she hadn't spoken so she could have time to mull it over. There are a variety of words she could use. Stubborn. Meticulous. Intimidating. But they're not words that she associates with him, not anymore. Inej already knows how she'd describe him, and she knows admitting as much in front of Jesper won't see it go any further than Kaz's room, even if he uses it as fodder to gently tease them both. ]

Generous. And funny.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 10:43 am (UTC)(link)
[ She's not surprised that Kaz doesn't say anything. She'd be more surprised if he did. But he's heard it, and Jesper's heard it, and Jesper's not using it to twist it into something to try and embarrass either of them with. That's enough for her. ]

I'm happy if he shares his mice only with you, Jesper.

[ Mice, she can do without. There's probably one at home on The Wraith that Kazzle could befriend. ]

But you don't want Kaz to tell you a knock knock joke. He'd leave you at the door waiting.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 09:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She clucks her tongue as she considers his question. Her crew is funny—Specht's come out of his shell to tell tales that she's not quite sure are real, but by the way he recalls them, they sound as real as the wooden planks beneath her feet. Even if she tried to recall one of his stories, she wouldn't be able to capture its heart at all. ]

Ania's quite funny.

[ After thinking for a brief moment, she shifts in her chair and clears her throat gently. Be ready to be wowed, boys. ]

What did the carp say to his crush?
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 10:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Considering Inej's skill for remembering secrets, she's always been poor at remembering most of the jokes she hears. It might have something to do with the fact Jesper's the funny one out of the three of them.

Jesper may not laugh, but Inej does. It's a good effort, but surprisingly, Kaz isn't right for once. ]


No!

[ She doesn't stop laughing or smiling. ]

Don't play koi with me! Get it? Koi?
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 11:05 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Inej mutters without any maliciousness, ] Of course, you think yours is better.

[ He wouldn't be Kaz if he didn't think what he proposed was infinitely better than the actual original joke itself.

But if he's smiling, then Inej thinks it's only fair she recalls another one. She wishes she was there to see it, but she supposes she can wield this new discovery for nefarious purposes when she docks at Ketterdam in the near future. ]


What did the lobsterman say when his crate turned up empty?
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-18 11:38 pm (UTC)(link)
[ She doesn't mean to gasp, but Inej had been ready to laugh at them again and inform them matter-of-factly of the correct answer. She'd been hoping to hear Kaz laugh again—or have confirmation that he was about to. ]

You've heard it before?

[ Jesper makes a sound as though he's trying to swallow a laugh. ] I surely haven't. Inej, dearest, Nej… have you ever been told a good joke in your life? One that wasn't gifted to you by yours truly? Because I have to say… [ He makes a point of sighing heavily, like he's put out by the mere thought of having to hear another comedically-aligned question from her. ] I'd like to speak to this Ania of yours and educate her on the fine art of comedy.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-19 12:51 am (UTC)(link)
[ And where Jesper incidentally gives Kaz a lifeline, Kaz gives one to Inej. She doesn't wish to go on a heartfelt spiel about how she could never replace any of them. The Crows are her crows while her crew are her crew. The two can co-exist at the same time for her and take nothing from the other. She likes this light mood; it hadn't been entirely rare to capture when she was in Ketterdam, but it has been while on the sea. ]

If you're feeling particularly salty, I can stop with the jokes, Jesper.

Ha! I'm not sensitive at all! I'm just waiting for the real jokes to show up. Surely your new comedic friend has better jokes than mere questions. [ He releases a little huff and gestures to Kaz as though Inej is insane for thinking he's sensitive. Without even being there, Inej knows he is. ]

Okay. Knock knock.
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[personal profile] agile 2023-04-19 01:19 am (UTC)(link)
Kelp me. [ Inej frowns. That doesn't sound right at all. As soon as she speaks, she follows it up with a panicked, ] Wait, that's not how it goes!

[ Jesper bursts out laughing, clapping his hands. When he realises he's not clapping them close to Inej, he ensures to do so right over the communicator so that she can hear that he's laughing so very hard. ] There she is. The Wraith. The doomer of all jokes. How did that last joke of yours go? The one with the gorilla and the bartender? I've noticed you don't say any more bar jokes, Nej.

[ The one good thing about not being in the same room with either of them is that she can hide her face in her hands without Jesper pointing at her and bringing it to everyone's attention. Her face heats like she's the sun. Sometimes she wonders if she's truly an Inferni with how often her skin flushes like this.

And when she speaks again, her voice is muffled, but still loud in her horror. ]


Shut up, Jes! You messed me up on the last one!

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