[Audio / Commentlog]

[thequeensown]

[There is a muffled sound of surprise from behind the heavy wooden door. A moment passes and then anyone in the vicinity might hear the mournful cry that echoes from behind the door. There is a brief bit of crashing, several things being overturned. Her voice might be heard through the door by anyone passing.]No .. No no .. nononono. NO. Not again

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[Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

*Omg she actually gets audio from Sollux. He's traced the 'voice' in his head as the same one on this entry and...text does not convey his anger.*

Shut. The. Fuck. Up.

[Audio] Much later..

[thequeensown]

[After Kevas had explained and a bit of time had passed, Talia had retrieved her journal. She had felt others throughout the Keep, but had been too panicked to apologize or even acknowledge their responses at the time. She listens to the message, grimacing slightly as the voice echoes one she crossed during her flight through the Keep.

She activates the journal in the method she was shown and speaks softly, her tone heavy with guilt and apology.]

I.. I am sorry. I did not mean to cause unecessary duress ..

Re: [Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

What the fuck did you think you were doing, anyway?

*Sollux's not sure what to make of the fact that her sending is different than the voices he's used to. It could be some weird magic or something, but the fact is she had a presence in his head and he's not happy with it.*

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[Talia flinches slightly at his question, clearly having upset this one with her emotional outburst. She tightens down on her shields even more so in response, flushing darkly.]

I am sorry .. I .. I was seeking my life-bonded. I did not know if he had been brought here or if I was alone. I .. I panicked and lost control of myself. I have been trained better than that and should have taken precautions.

[She trails off lamely, feeling terribly for affronting this one so. This is one of the very things she has feared doing since after completing her Circuit .. losing control.]

[Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

So if you didn't find him instead you decide to fucking share your glubbing pain with everyone. Shit, yes, that's a wonderful idea. You should do it more often!

*Except please don't.
He grumbles a bit.*

Don't fucking do it again. I don't care how much it hurts or you panic...not that it will matter for much longer.

*She was in his head, so he's convinced she'll be dead soon. In fact, he's amazed she's still alive to respond to this.*

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[Talia sighs and folds her arms, even if she cannot be seen. Sarcasm she understands all too well, thanks.]

Had I not found him, you would likely still be dealing with the repercussions of my loss of control. Thankfully this is neither the case, nor a continued concern..

[Talia catches that grumbling and her irritation slides away, feeling terrible all over again.]

I will do my best.. It is not something I enjoy doing, by any means..

[Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

Whatever.

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[Talia actually relaxes a bit at the rather simple statement. It can be taken in any number of ways, but though he was unhappy at the brush of mind-to-mind, he was at least no longer snapping at her because of it.]

Might .. might I ask your name?

Re: [Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

*It didn't really help any, but they're probably lucky he hadn't actually found her.
He still sounds pretty annoyed, though.*

...Sollux.

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[I can't say that she'd be too keen on being physically beat around for the slip. All the more reason to simply keep this to audio for the time being, yes?

She can hear the annoyance in his tone and if she dared she'd open her mind to him and offer profuse apologies again and again so he'd see how genuine she was. As it were, however, she thought it best to keep from that route altogether after his initial reaction.]

I wish this were under better circumstances, Sollux .. My name is Talia .. please know that I am sorry; genuinely as much so as I can be. I cannot undo the trespass I have made, but I will do everything within my power to keep it from happening again.

Re: [Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

*He'd get just as pissed off at that, really.*

Good. And don't shout like that when it finally happens, either. I don't need to hear you come in and out.

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[Well aren't you glad she learned a few things in this crazy old life of hers?! She certainly wouldn't have made any sort of attempt after the first outburst, particularly since he's made it clear that he did not like it.

There is a beat of silence and then she actually chuckles.]

Quiet on the departure .. yes, I believe I can manage that. I have hopes that the departure will be far less traumatizing ..

[Who are you kidding, Talia? In the past year, there have been any number of outbursts. Death, injury .. torture .. Any number of factors could alter the situation./i>]

Re: [Audio]

[thii2ii22tupiid]

Good.

[Audio]

[thequeensown]

[She gives a small unseen smile at that, though it wasn't the best of introductions. Hell, it wasn't even a good introduction, but it wasn't the worst, and that was something.]