The teen lowered her gaze now, her brow furrowed in consternation as Iosha spoke. The Konti was right, really, about some but not all of what was said. With her eyes downcast, Vira sought to remember the Flats and their clamming trip. It had been so much fun and had been the stepping stone into the comfortable relationship she shared with him. But, the young woman knew and had now admitted her fears and wariness at pushing things. He was practically the only thing keeping her rooted right now! The weight of depression had begun to grow stronger each day, but each morning the Chiet put on her mask to keep everyone, oftentimes herself from seeing what was really going on. However, Iosha had truly hit the nail on the head.
She colored some when the other brushed over if they'd slept together or not, to which the woman adamantly denied. "No, ma'am. I couldn't; it would be inappropriate and I don't want word to get out like that about me. Or him." One hand rose to brush her hair likewise back behind an ear, the light strands curling against her face previously.
The truth was, Kovac had found something special in her, but Vira still couldn't see it. The probability that it was because of her self-degradation currently was high. She had to get out of this funk, find something that helped her overcome this constant pain and the awful nightmares that filled her sleep. When the Konti suggested in that metaphorical way that she was the one who jumped, however, the Chiet frowned even more, looking up a little at the snowy haired other. "I jumped from the cliff...?" What did that even mean? It took her a long chime to understand it.
Perhaps the Konti was referring to her own struggle of self-worth in this society that saw fit in demeaning, demoralizing, and debunking the inept. And seeing Garren in the dream turning to another that appeared better than she symbolized her own want to be more appealing but her inability to convince them. She fell because she tried to force it instead of just being who she was...
Vira was about to ask if that was what she meant when something else Iosha had said finally sank in, drawing a look of suspicion to the younger womans features. "What do you mean by his outlook on love?" It had yet to be a subject the pair discussed, the relationship itself still very new. His perspective on relationships could be very different from her own and may cause problems in the long run. "I would rather what kinship we share grow in that sense. It's why I said I do not want to push him, healer. But what on Mizahar do you mean by his outlook on love?"
She colored some when the other brushed over if they'd slept together or not, to which the woman adamantly denied. "No, ma'am. I couldn't; it would be inappropriate and I don't want word to get out like that about me. Or him." One hand rose to brush her hair likewise back behind an ear, the light strands curling against her face previously.
The truth was, Kovac had found something special in her, but Vira still couldn't see it. The probability that it was because of her self-degradation currently was high. She had to get out of this funk, find something that helped her overcome this constant pain and the awful nightmares that filled her sleep. When the Konti suggested in that metaphorical way that she was the one who jumped, however, the Chiet frowned even more, looking up a little at the snowy haired other. "I jumped from the cliff...?" What did that even mean? It took her a long chime to understand it.
Perhaps the Konti was referring to her own struggle of self-worth in this society that saw fit in demeaning, demoralizing, and debunking the inept. And seeing Garren in the dream turning to another that appeared better than she symbolized her own want to be more appealing but her inability to convince them. She fell because she tried to force it instead of just being who she was...
Vira was about to ask if that was what she meant when something else Iosha had said finally sank in, drawing a look of suspicion to the younger womans features. "What do you mean by his outlook on love?" It had yet to be a subject the pair discussed, the relationship itself still very new. His perspective on relationships could be very different from her own and may cause problems in the long run. "I would rather what kinship we share grow in that sense. It's why I said I do not want to push him, healer. But what on Mizahar do you mean by his outlook on love?"
