have time to figure out her talents and interests ? when time is there, she will craft accessories. she likes gathering more than hunting. sometimes she questions if she‘d be any good as a mother. and then she’s out there fighting and thinks maybe this is all i’m good for aaRGH
// sometimes afraid tomiye comes across as a boring bland pick me but she’s just in love with life and her na‘vi identity 😞 and then i think about how much she still has to experience and discover considering with growing up in tap and then straight into a war, when would she
⠀⠀⠀⠀a welcomed change of topic— the proud smile is back on her lips. ⠀⠀" isn’t she ? when i first stepped outside the base … i think i briefly met her. scared me ! but i had never seen an ikran before , sooo … " ⠀⠀it’s a wonderful memory either way, and while still
⠀ ⠀ 〝 some more than others . 〞 ⠀ and , despite it all , he expected so’lek to be one of the few that could get out of it . ⠀ his own ikran appeared not too much after , with a content chirp .
⠀⠀⠀⠀" they have more captured. not here— the ones they left died in cages or escaped already. "⠀⠀gnawing on the inside of her cheek as she thought, unable to go back without doing something. ⠀⠀" we got what we needed from here … but
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blank stare her direction — obviously ˎ unamused ˎ but his gaze soon found what she gestured to . eyes flickering ˎ ears downward .
〝 they forced them from eywa .. to only see their way ˎ and do their bidding . cowards .
⠀⠀⠀⠀" i would guess so ? at least i have not met anyone that wasn’t changed by the war … "⠀⠀the thought is sad but all too realistic, something she already thought about a lot. yet, it made her ears drop a bit, and the soothing words coming from her as she gave her ikran's
⠀ ⠀ a thoughtful hum , then . ⠀ the memory is quick to come , nodding . ⠀ 〝 yes , i remember him . 〞 ⠀ a quieter mutter , a sigh before his head shakes , dissipating the remembrance . ⠀ 〝 but i
⠀⠀⠀⠀a few nods of her head, and she hummed in confirmation. ⠀⠀" he doesn’t talk about it much. but i managed to get at least 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 out of him. "⠀⠀climbing up to where the ikran were resting, ⠀⠀" don’t let him know i told you this, though ! "
⠀ ⠀ a slight chuckle , then , but also a faint nod . ⠀ 〝 yes . ⠀ i have heard the songs . ⠀ the first sarentu came from the omatikaya clan , too . 〞 ⠀ she was right to be proud , and tsa’vi was more
⠀⠀⠀⠀" i know. i 𝘴𝘦𝘦 you. literally. " ⠀⠀a teasing smirk on her lips and then she rose to her feet, stepping aside to show him her findings. ⠀⠀" they wanted to make them … obey. make them useful. tortured them to get what they want … "
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so'lek heard but did not respond to her call ˎ quietly and swiftly walking through the abandoned halls . unfamiliarity surrounds . he soon found the others location .
〝 i'm here .