TYPE: Transcript

DESCRIPTION: Conversation

PARTIES: Two [2]. One [1] Guardian-type, Class Titan [u.1]; One [1] Guardian-type, Class Hunter [u.2]

ASSOCIATIONS: Tower; Last City, The; Earth; Dreaming City; Reef; Awoken; Sov, Mara; Sov, Uldren; Corsairs; Guardians; Ahamkara; Riven of a Thousand Voices

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[u.1:01] Back so soon?

[u.2:01] What do you mean? I've been gone for months.

[u.1:02] I was teasing you.

[u.2:02] It was never supposed to take so long. Petra and I got in and talked to the Queen-

[u.1:03] I know how it started. You told me this stuff already. I helped take down Riven, remember?

[u.2:03] That was just the start.

[scoff]

[u.1:04] What do you mean? It was easy. Get in, kill the evil thing, get out. All good.

[u.2:04] It just got more complicated from there. Killing Riven started a three-week curse cycle. We've been trying to stop it. Every week we charge the Oracle Engine. And every third week [beat] we report to the Queen.

[u.1:05] None of that means anything to me. You talk to the Queen a lot?

[u.2:05] Every time the portal opens.

[u.1:06] Hm. What's she like?

[u.2:06] She's kind of cold. I know you don't spend much time in the Dreaming City.

[u.1:07] Nah. It's weird there. Everything's hidden and it feels like the Awoken are always talking in circles.

[u.2:07] Well, the Corsairs there have started acting friendlier towards us. Especially Awoken Guardians. They call us "Cousin" sometimes.

[u.1:08] So?

[u.2:08] So Mara doesn't do that. It's like there's a wall between her and whoever she talks to. Even Petra. She calls Guardians "it" and doesn't think much of our Ghosts either. The way she looks at me [beat] it's like I've disappointed her. Or she expects me to.

[u.1:09] Huh. Sucks.

[u.2:09] Rhys thinks it's 'cause of the pressure she's under. Ruling over the Awoken. Trying to make the best decisions for her people and all that. I dunno. I think she could stand to be a bit nicer to us, even if she won't share her plans. Seems like she's always hiding something, you know?

[u.1:10] Nope. Don't care either. My two cents: this whole Guardian thing was enough without throwing in glowy space elves and their magical evil wish dragons.

[u.2:10] Hey! I'm Awoken.

[u.1:11] Yeah and you've done your fair share of driving me crazy, thanks.

[u.2:11] Whatever. Rhys and I'll be heading back in a couple days to make another report to the Queen. Wanna come?

[u.1:12] Not really.

ladyefriyeet: Fun fact, Day 21 was based off a real thing that happened at work