mental link

[adamance]

WISDOM passing on her legacy, her knowledge, and showing a willingness for more	COMPASSION looking upon her people with care, with hope, and understanding a different layer of strength
STRENGTH strength is more than just mere words or mere actions—it is everything	PURPOSE being born for this

( CODE BY WHAMBAM )

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[inflori]

( Nah, it's just funny by this point. )

[adamance]

( Then we're both amused. See, we can agree upon something. )

[inflori]

( Yeah, maybe one of these days I might get you to laugh. Or is that just gonna break a tooth off? )

[adamance]

( My teeth are more durable than that. )

[inflori]

[ He laughs, mirth carrying through the link. ]

( Are you sure? It's gonna take a huge effort. )

[adamance]

( It could simply be that it's you who's failed to put in the effort to make me laugh. )

[inflori]

( Nope, it's definitely you. )

[adamance]

( Perhaps I come from a culture that would find your sense of humor lacking. I should be the one demanding that you adapt to make me laugh. )

[inflori]

( See, I see you using that word a lot. 'Perhaps' and shit. If you really were from a culture like that, you'd say it, right?

I call bullshit. )

[adamance]

( There's some truth to what I said. There aren't a lot of people who would find you funny. )

[Because they have sticks shoved permanently up their asses.]

[inflori]

( So what? You already said you like me. )

[adamance]

( Yes, but it's not entirely bullshit, either. )

[Nor is she emotionally expressive enough to ... laugh ... which is really where this is going.]

[inflori]

( Uh-huh.

We'll see. )

[ If he'll get her to laugh, is what the link between them suggests, a smile on his end of the conversation. It's not a matter of getting Lexa to enjoy a joke, though, more like his vein of stubborn competitiveness setting a new finish line. ]

[adamance]

( Yes, we shall see. )

[It's a finish line that's set, and one that seems to be a tidy end to the conversation. Lexa does not say good-bye, but she assumes that the message will be sent through the link. It's not abrupt at all: there will be more conversations in the future. They've said their part here.]