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[cargojet]

You've reached Senator Nathan Petrelli. If I'm not answering your call please leave me a message, and I'll get back to you just as soon as I can.

Comments

[favouring]

Not unsettled; worried for you.

( it had seemed obvious, reading his message, what she should say. she hadn't hesitated, or considered whether or not it was her place to do so. she usually doesn't, which - well, it's not a virtue, but she tends to skate away from making it visibly a flaw. )

It's the dreams, isn't it? I've had them. I doubt I'm the only one.



( the last part she almost doesn't send. then, finally: )

I am the last of my family and my dynasty. I've no desire to attempt to assert any kind of authority here, but my title is queen regnant by right of blade.

( the fact that she died while killing the last king of bethmoora is irrelevant now that she's the only one left alive. )

[cargojet]

I think the dreams are a part of it, yes. I've been seeing my son, and from what I've heard other people have seen people close to them, people who have power over them in many ways. I know I'd risk my life to find my son if he was here. Arya's attachment to her mother, Robb--I'd bet you money he was dreaming of his dead father. It has something on all of us, and now it's finally using that power to achieve whatever ends it set out for.

All this effort to make us homesick, the punishmenet of sleeplessness and reward of sweet dreams filed with our loved ones. It's been a manipulation all along.

If you have a preference for what I should call you, I'll stick to it. [ Nothing if not courteous. ]

[favouring]

It's been building this past jump cycle - longer, even. I see.

Severus, I've noticed, makes a point of correcting use of my formerly held title. I thought to save him the trouble. ( if wryness translates at all through text-- it's probably understandable if her feelings on the subject are complex. )

[cargojet]

[ He might be laughing briefly on his end. ]

Stark insisted on calling me Congressman up until the day he left. He thought it was funny. I prefer names, personally. We may not all be on the same level at home, but we're trapped here just the same as each other. We eat the same food, we sleep in identical beds. It's just easier that way.

[favouring]

I use yours; I've no objection to you using mine.

[cargojet]

In that case I'll only call you 'Queen Nuala' when I'm trying to impress upon you how valuable I find your advice. And you can stick to calling me Senator when it's for my own good. Sound fair?

[favouring]

( and now it's nuala who laughs, abruptly, above her own device. )

Oh, you should call me your grace only when I'm being especially queenly, and I shall call you Senator only when you're especially exasperating.

[cargojet]

I always thought that was what the word 'flyboy' was for.

[favouring]

If you've a preference for the term--!

[cargojet]

As an insult it's got a charming ring to it.

[favouring]

Then I will of course defer to your greater experience.

( guys focus. )

[cargojet]

Always good to know.

[ Never! ]