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Date: 2023-04-21 12:51 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
You want me to keep my fingers?

[ She can't help but repeat that back with amused incredulity. ]

Kaz… what did you and Wylan do?

[ It honestly sounds like they've turned piranhas into locks. ]

Date: 2023-04-21 01:09 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
Of course, you do.

[ It's said affectionately. Kaz never ever does anything half-assed and without a reason. ]

How is Wylan? Other than being put to work by you. He always seems so happy in the letters I receive from him.

[ But Inej has a feeling Wylan's keeping some things to himself so as to paint a perfect picture for her while she's at sea. No one seems to want her to worry, which makes her wonder if there's anything to worry about. ]

Date: 2023-04-21 01:40 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
You know Wylan's shy.

[ And humble and not one to brag. Out of all the Crows, he's perhaps the least likely to puff out his chest and declare his specialties with confidence. Wylan's so gentle and quiet and never seems to see himself the way everyone else does. It's one thing she wishes to make Jan Van Eck pay for. ]

He never thinks he's good enough. [ Inej sighs heavily, shaking her head. ] I've told him he should consider performing at one of the clubs, but he thinks that he'd never make it through the door.

[ Not without being shoved. The only person who could do the shoving is Jesper, and as much as he's told Inej he's tried, he doesn't wish to shove so hard that Wylan never lets him in again. ]

Maybe the Crow Club could have a performance night.

Date: 2023-04-21 02:03 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ She considers raising the fact that he's bought indentures—and not just any indenture, either—but she knows she can bring that up at any point in time. The beauty of Jesper Fahey is that the information he reveals is something she can always ask about again. When it comes to Kaz revealing things, if she doesn't pick them up immediately, they can be lost at sea forever. ]

What are you thinking about?

Date: 2023-04-21 02:16 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ It's easy to discern that sound. Inej has become familiar with what splashing water sounds like and it's not solely because of her being out at sea. She can almost imagine perching by his window and watching him as he washes. The water in Kaz's basin sounds different to the True Sea's basin.

She readjusts in her chair, not particularly wanting to hear a creak from The Wraith so she can listen intently to Kaz and picture him. She doesn't think he's undressed; it's too early in his routine for that. ]


Are you thinking of expanding the club into a murder?

[ Sometimes she likes her very lame jokes.

One Crow Club never seemed enough for someone as ambitious as Kaz. But perhaps his plans aren't that simple and straightforward. She never assumed he'd ever buy her a warship or be responsible for closing a wound that's been gaping since she was fourteen. He's always been one of the best surprises. ]

Date: 2023-04-21 03:02 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
I know.

[ She says it softly. It's weird talking to him like this. She knows what her quarters sound like with his voice echoing through it from a device she's grateful for, but she doesn't quite know how he fits inside of it or how his unfiltered voice would sound. It's strange to be close to him but still so far away. ]

But if it wasn't for it, then we wouldn't be talking at all. I love the letters, but this… [ It's better. The letters let her hold something tangible in her hands to reread over and over when she feels lonely amongst her crew, but this allows her to feel as though she's present. ]

I'm glad I get to talk to you. [ She smiles and it warms her voice. ] I'm pretty sure I know exactly what you're doing right now, too.

Date: 2023-04-21 03:27 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ She pauses for a short moment that she knows he'll notice. He clocks everything. ]

Well, you were washing.

[ Now she wishes Kaz was the type to either flush and laugh it away or bumble and ignore what she's said. She's left it wide open for him to ask that question, and now she's flushing furiously hot.

Neither of them has ever really brought attention to the moments when she sits in his room and he strips and washes. It's always been some unspoken thing she knows he doesn't do with anyone else. And now she's brought attention to it, a part of her worries she's ruined it all for the future. ]


Your face, probably. [ There's no point in telling him she heard water; he'd easily deduce that, given he's the one she's listening to. But Inej is nothing if not stubborn, and so she pursues answering with the truth. ] I don't think you've done anything else.

Date: 2023-04-21 10:02 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ So, that means that he hasn't taken his shirt off, but his gloves are most likely on the table if he's following his routine, no matter how botched it might be with the interruptions of her and Jesper. If Jesper's not there—and he isn't, he'd never be able to stay this quiet this long—there's a good chance he's without his gloves.

She chuckles. ]


Jesper rile you up that much?

[ She knows it has nothing to do with Jesper. It has nothing to do with her. It's Kaz and his lack of taking care of himself, including sleeping. He's always been so poor about it. ]

Date: 2023-04-21 10:52 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
And who talks nonstop and tells very unfunny jokes.

[ Although, she does think Jesper is funny. He'll always be the funny one out of the group, even when Kaz upstages him every now and then.

She rises from her chair and stretches, uncaring about any sounds the ship or herself makes. Perhaps it's a good thing that it's not just stony silence surrounding her. Kaz can at least determine that she's on the sea and the sea's treating her well. ]


He seems happy. Happier than before.

Date: 2023-04-21 11:09 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
You know he's not sloppy, Kaz. He's just…

[ Jesper. That's all Inej can really say, and she knows Kaz will understand it. Kaz sees Jesper for who he is, but he expects more from him. He can see his potential; Inej knows Kaz believes Jesper can be better. Jesper has always been a reliable source of energy that's lifted her spirits up, especially when she's felt flatter than the bricks beneath their feet. She's always felt so protective of him, especially of his ability to see the good in everything. ]

Jesper really is like an excitable puppy. He means well. He's just unable to sit still. If you make a comment about his coats, he'll spend his time reorganising them and won't even be sloppy at all.

Date: 2023-04-21 12:40 pm (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ That's high praise coming from Kaz, and it's more than enough for Inej.

She's asked about Wylan and she's asked about Jesper, and she supposes she could glean from the way he's continuing to speak to her despite having other things to do that he's doing all right. Not overly busy. Not running himself down until there's nothing left. ]


How are you?

[ But it bears asking, anyway. She's not there, and she knows that Kaz, Jesper and Wylan do have a tendency to downplay what things are like back home, especially under some guise not to worry her. But they all don't realise what Nina understands completely: she's always worrying about them. ]

Date: 2023-04-22 03:58 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ "I'm fine as always." It tells her everything she needs to know. He's not looking after himself, as per usual. He's putting everything else first. He's being Kaz, although she thinks that there are some things he could do differently now. Sometimes Inej worries he's not happy or fulfilled, but that's a conversation she's not quite sure how to broach. ]

I can still smell the ocean, even though I've gotten used to it.

[ Being hit with the scent of the ocean after docking on land and staying for a couple of days where perfumes and spices overload her senses has always been like a warm welcome home. It's not the same as being embraced by Jesper, but it's enough. She likes that she'll never take that for granted, the scent of freedom and the gift Kaz has given her.

But it's clear that she's moving. Inej doesn't try to soften her footsteps into something inaudible. She's still in her boots. ]


Listen.

[ She's quick to rush over toward her window. It creaks as she pulls it open and the calm ocean seems to speak up as though it knows Kaz is on the other end of the square device in her hands. It's not as angry as it was last night, but it's clear from the way it yawns and brushes up against the hull of the ship that it's alive and keeping her safe. ]

Can you hear that?

[ She speaks it softly as though she risks disturbing the ocean. ]

Date: 2023-04-22 11:09 am (UTC)
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From: [personal profile] agile
[ She hesitates briefly. ]

Yes.

[ Shouldn't she do that? No. She wants to. She wants him to be able to picture her perfectly, even though she suspects that he'd be able to regardless of how quiet she is. Kaz has always seen her, and the distance between them would be no different, surely. ]

I wanted you to be able to picture it.

[ "It" being her. For all her bravery, Inej can't quite bring herself to say that. It's presumptuous, and perhaps he doesn't want to picture what she's doing at all.

But she opts for what she feels is a compromise. ]


I could tell what you and Jesper would doing. I wanted to be able to share what I was doing, too.

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