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--- eternity:champion_cyprian [2019/06/16 21:16]
gm_tilda [Writeup]
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 ==== New Arrivals ====
-The young woman looked around the gates of the province, twitching the sleeves of her new iridescent robes. She had been a Realiser all her life, working in the agricultural sector, keeping farms running well. Improving them here and there. Checking the soil quality, suggesting improvements to the fertiliser.
+Potential Dionyza twitched the sleeves of her new iridescent robes, looking around nervously. Beside her, her partner walked with the calm gait of someone used to doing what she wanted.
-She'd wound up talking about the science with a visiting Visionary. The brief mention had turned into
+'Adela,' Dionyza said, unable to keep the nervous tremor out of her voice. 'I'm not sure this is a good idea, even here, I-'
+Adela quieted her with an arm on her shoulder and a sympathetic smile. //It's alright for you,// Dionyza thought, slightly bitterly. //You're a Visionary.// Well, not that either of them were technically anything now. But Adela didn't grow up as a Realiser, with the watchful eyes of overseers ready to //correct// anything seen as inappropriate behaviour, or deviation from the Eternal Order. Aggressively.
+'It's alright,' her partner said, smiling softly. Despite everything, Adela felt her anxiety melt awaya little 'No-one's going to judge us here. Look.'
+She nodded in the direction of a bench on the other side of the square they turned into. Dionyza followed her gaze to where it landed on two masculine figures, holding hands and talking with the casual intimacy of people who have been close for a very long time. There was something familiar about their faces, and she squinted at them, trying to place their faces until it clicked: Visionary Augustine and Champion Cyprian. Adela had only been 15 when their confession was broadcast, young and awkward and not understanding what was so shocking about intercaste relationships.
+That had been before Adela, of course.
+Now she watched Champion Cyprian Say something, and Visionary Augustine's face light up with laughter in response. They looked happy. No, more than that, they looked comfortable. There was no anxiety, no worry in their body language, no concern about what other people might think.
+She felt a brush against her fingertips an looked over to see Adela holding her hand out hopefully. Smiling shyly, she took it, feeling the warmth of her girlfriend's fingers interlacing in her own.
+Things would be ok.

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