His brows quirk at her commentary about chastity, and he really looks like he wants to say something of it. They're not quite at the point where he can play the part of her sassy gal pal--though they might yet get there if they keep having coffee and sharing cake like this. And so, rather than be creepy, he merely smirks and holds his tongue.
"'Chaste' means different things to different people. You are unmarried, for a little while longer. Perhaps she just wants to have a bit of time with you before you leave the world of the maiden for the world of the wife. This is a time of change for you, and the moon is nothing if not an agent of change."
"What about the thought of a bunch of gods desperately trying to keep the worst from happening to their people, and only able to save a few? And mourning for their own failures. That is, I'm afraid, a third possibility, and it may not be comforting, but perhaps it should be. We cannot always save you, but we are with you."
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Date: 2019-05-06 05:13 pm (UTC)"'Chaste' means different things to different people. You are unmarried, for a little while longer. Perhaps she just wants to have a bit of time with you before you leave the world of the maiden for the world of the wife. This is a time of change for you, and the moon is nothing if not an agent of change."
"What about the thought of a bunch of gods desperately trying to keep the worst from happening to their people, and only able to save a few? And mourning for their own failures. That is, I'm afraid, a third possibility, and it may not be comforting, but perhaps it should be. We cannot always save you, but we are with you."