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[Niko has had a little bit of a confusing week. He didn't expect to be asked along on a diplomatic mission; usually not anything he's good at (in his mind). But he came along, figuring he was there as bodyguard more than anything else.]

[But now he's returned, and he wants to check in.]

Hey, ah.... So I just got back. I had to go with Thán for a mission and now he has a new boyfriend for peace purposes I guess. I am not really sure what happened there. Sort of like an arranged marriage? [He's actually kind of suspicious of this whole-matchmaking thing now. He's always disliked match-making on some level, but there is something deeply unsettling about it here. Just how mandatory and committing it seems.]

[He doesn't hate the match he was given, not at all. But he knows there might be people they're even better suited to.]

Look, I am a little nervous about this big business here. Capitalism is shit, government is shit, and is bad enough when taking advantage of lonely people. But I think we are going to have to be sure to be good to the new guy because we saw what happened the last time we fucked up diplomacy.

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I'M NITPICKING IN RETROSPECT

[vengeance_driven]

I told him that I wanted my space and to only contact me if it is important, but not to do so casually. There will always be discord. Sometimes it just so happens two people do not get along very well. It will not interfere if I have to work with him.

[He's worked with plenty of people he didn't particularly get along with, and to be honest Miles hasn't called him a faggot for not getting off on murder or referred to him as a worthless peasant. He's very low tier in that matter.]

[hohnkai]

I understand, Niko. I wish you hadn't had a disagreement, but you're right. We are all in such close quarters, it is bound to happen that some of us don't get along.

[vengeance_driven]

I told his cousin. He started changing accents and everything. He was talking like he wanted to take over the ship himself.

[And frankly, that's not cool. Niko doesn't like ratting people out, but if someone is thinking dangerously in this case.]

[hohnkai]

When we meet next, I would like to discuss it with him. I don't know that there is anything I can do other than let him know that it isn't appreciated. Would that be a problem? If I spoke to him about it.

[vengeance_driven]

I don't think so. I would not have told you if I did not think he might make some bad choices again. And I do not want him to brag on the pain he goes through making choices that we did not ask him to make.

[hohnkai]

That makes a lot of sense. I just wanted to be certain of where you stand before I made any decisions.

[vengeance_driven]

I am not certain of where I stand. But I do know I don't know shit about how this ship works or where it is going.

[And that means Thán's opinion is more important.]

[hohnkai]

I respect that you are at least willing to learn. Less assumption and more action.

[vengeance_driven]

I am full of plenty of assumptions. It is how I have managed to survive for so long. But action is pretty important to.

So you've been to some of these places before, or know of them before we stop. Are we backtracking to where you started? Or are you sort of just running from something and going paths you know?

[Which is how he gets away from shit when he's chased. He can lose people best when he knows the way.]