Askier felt his lips pull back into a big, stupid smile, his sharp teeth dull in the dim room. His ashen cheeks were tinged a slight red in embarrassment at Alexei's words but he was delighted. The hyur had wanted him happy. His friend was exhibiting emotions.Â
Askier's sense of jubilation died as swiftly as it had begun as the hyur suddenly looked at him and Askier felt a sense of dread wash over him as he saw the look of confusion on Alexei's face. The miqo'te's smile disappeared and hepushed himself off the table as the hyur grabbed his own head and knelt.Â
"Nononono." Askier said flatly as he rushed to his friends aid and knelt before him. Askier let his left arm hang limp and useless as his right hand went to the side of Alexeis head and tried to tilt the man's head to look at him.
"Alexei its all right. Look at me, Alexei. Look at me."
Askier's voice was flat but his eyes were darting, revealing his unease. The last time he had seen Alexei like this the hyur had shoved a scalpel into his own hand to reinforce his 'conditioning', to bury his past and his emotions.Â
"Come on Alexei, it's alright mate, its alright."
Askier's sense of jubilation died as swiftly as it had begun as the hyur suddenly looked at him and Askier felt a sense of dread wash over him as he saw the look of confusion on Alexei's face. The miqo'te's smile disappeared and hepushed himself off the table as the hyur grabbed his own head and knelt.Â
"Nononono." Askier said flatly as he rushed to his friends aid and knelt before him. Askier let his left arm hang limp and useless as his right hand went to the side of Alexeis head and tried to tilt the man's head to look at him.
"Alexei its all right. Look at me, Alexei. Look at me."
Askier's voice was flat but his eyes were darting, revealing his unease. The last time he had seen Alexei like this the hyur had shoved a scalpel into his own hand to reinforce his 'conditioning', to bury his past and his emotions.Â
"Come on Alexei, it's alright mate, its alright."
