Even if they did, that cult proved pretty quickly how we could get swiped as easily as any of them.
[ Jesper would rather be loved than feared, but he thinks being feared in a situation like this is for the best. They have to be seen as strong, and now that they're seen as weak, it puts them in a defensive position. He's been listening closely to natives and people talking about what happened, more paranoid than ever about how careful they need to be. They may be a powerful bunch, but there really aren't that many of them, spread out over three locations.
Jesper can't imagine anyone not loving Wanda, especially if they already have, but he has a skewed point of view of how far someone can go before it's too far. And for him, that is a very long way indeed. Almost invisibly long, unimaginable.]
Interesting, you two struck me as the type who would.
[ Jesper uses labels in terms of lovers, which he has many, and if they want to call him boyfriend or any other term, he rolls with it without question. They're all words in the end and they mean he has people who care about him and vice versa. He's trying not to think about Mat at the moment, the pain of that break up probably something that will be haunting him for awhile. Unless he drinks enough or gets his ass kicked into crossing the line he put in the sand. ]
I'll keep an eye on him. I know what everyone's doing in Cadens, it's kind of my thing.
[ Jesper's the guy who watches, who pays attention, who knows. It comes in handy. ]
Kaz and Inej are a wreck. Inej ... she's been taken so many times now. All by people who mean her harm. She was kidnapped a few years ago and sold into slavery. And then again in our world, to Abraxas, and now this. No matter how strong she feels or tries to be.
[ So it's traumatizing her over and over again, and Jesper can't do a thing about it. It's why he watched Josselyn die with some strong satisfaction because he isn't allowed to go execute the acolytes, as much as he'd really like to. ]
I thought maybe if I could guarantee her they were all dead, it would help, but I can't even do that for her.
[ Jesper knows not everyone agreed with execution but he feels very strongly about it, and that's why. Peace of mind, not vengeance. Although a little vengeance. ]
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[ Jesper would rather be loved than feared, but he thinks being feared in a situation like this is for the best. They have to be seen as strong, and now that they're seen as weak, it puts them in a defensive position. He's been listening closely to natives and people talking about what happened, more paranoid than ever about how careful they need to be. They may be a powerful bunch, but there really aren't that many of them, spread out over three locations.
Jesper can't imagine anyone not loving Wanda, especially if they already have, but he has a skewed point of view of how far someone can go before it's too far. And for him, that is a very long way indeed. Almost invisibly long, unimaginable.]
Interesting, you two struck me as the type who would.
[ Jesper uses labels in terms of lovers, which he has many, and if they want to call him boyfriend or any other term, he rolls with it without question. They're all words in the end and they mean he has people who care about him and vice versa. He's trying not to think about Mat at the moment, the pain of that break up probably something that will be haunting him for awhile. Unless he drinks enough or gets his ass kicked into crossing the line he put in the sand. ]
I'll keep an eye on him. I know what everyone's doing in Cadens, it's kind of my thing.
[ Jesper's the guy who watches, who pays attention, who knows. It comes in handy. ]
Kaz and Inej are a wreck. Inej ... she's been taken so many times now. All by people who mean her harm. She was kidnapped a few years ago and sold into slavery. And then again in our world, to Abraxas, and now this. No matter how strong she feels or tries to be.
[ So it's traumatizing her over and over again, and Jesper can't do a thing about it. It's why he watched Josselyn die with some strong satisfaction because he isn't allowed to go execute the acolytes, as much as he'd really like to. ]
I thought maybe if I could guarantee her they were all dead, it would help, but I can't even do that for her.
[ Jesper knows not everyone agreed with execution but he feels very strongly about it, and that's why. Peace of mind, not vengeance. Although a little vengeance. ]