Why Am I Here? [Ulv, Abalia]

Abalia Kyoraku-Hayden

"Then you do."

It seemed Ulv took after Mirja in at least this particular aspect, that she was stunningly adept at making simple statements that pierced straight through Abalia. Of course, the last time that had happened, Abalia had been just a touch upset. This time...well, this time was different. The White Gold Queen needed a moment or two to genuinely consider everything in this moment, and given her mental acuity, that was a rather long time. When she spoke again, her voice was quiet, yet firm in its conviction.

"I had imagined it would feel...different. More momentous, more overwhelming, perhaps even all-consuming. Such things are always how it had been described, how others seemed to experience it. You are correct, that I have expected too much of myself."

Her hug tightened just the faintest little bit, but far more notable was the shift in her expression. The corners of her mouth raised slightly, not simply a few fractions of a millimeter, but enough that anyone might be able to tell the difference. Everything about her seemed to soften just a hair, and it was like she was, in this brief moment, at least a little bit more human.

"I have never told him, you know. I had wished to wait until I felt in such a way. I had not realized... Ah, what a horrible misunderstanding. To have loved him so much and scarcely even noticed."

ULV AUBER | WHITE MASK BUDDHA

"Mmm, it's only momentous, overwhelming, or all-consuming if you aren't a woman with a mind powerful enough to cut through all-consuming anger with a simple word. You are well in control of yourself, so it's not going to be fireworks and unicorns. But, at the same time-"

Ulv would take a step back and, holding out her hand, create a surprisingly heavy rock for the size, which fit neatly in her palm. "You should give this to Alex, and ask him what we notice in the moment, and of the surprise when we step back and have it pointed out to us" Ulv told her, feeling...content. Not gushing or raging or flaming. Just, happy.

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Abalia Kyoraku-Hayden

"I assuredly will. I suspect he will have a bit of wisdom to impart to me, perhaps learned from some teacher of his."

Was that a joke? Maybe, if a fairly unremarkable and plain one. Still, given the woman in question, perhaps even the most mundane attempt at humor seemed a far more earnest effort. She looked for a long while at the rock Ulv had handed her, and after a moment, her hold on it tightened with conviction.

"I think I have a longstanding error that will need rectification. I...will speak with Desmond tonight. I imagine he and I will have much to talk about."

ULV AUBER | WHITE MASK BUDDHA

"He was most certainly....passionate in his reactions. If he remembers the story but can't recant it properly, I am always down to tell tales and fables. There is something, simple about it. A pleasure that is far below what I can get for the asking. I guess that is where the appeal comes from. I am as close to a God as the average person can get, without aid my physical strength is rated in thousands of tons, my speed in several degrees of Mach. I need only look at most opponents and they collapse. So making a meal for my friends holds so much more weight than it did long, long ago when I was barely above your own level of spiritual power" Ulv rambled a bit.

And then, given that, she nodded.
"Aight. You know where I am if you need me. Give me a phone, or a Hell Butterfly. Or a Garganta. Any of the above work" she told Abalia, smiling one last time and then, were the Queen to allow it, depart to her home to ensure it hadn't collapsed into the sea or something.

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