[ man i broke my italics in that last reply, dang ]
A pet?
[ The question comes without derision. Honestly, Set can see the merit in viewing the whole situation in the same light; the topic of soulmates had arisen with the public notice from the Hierarchy, and he had immediately put the entire thing from his mind in favor of independent pursuits ( information, security, hedonism ). Soulmates, Tethers. Just one more way to bind themselves together, and to bind him tighter and tighter against the freedoms he'd once had, and given up on seeking.
He watches the way Silco's posture shifts, when someone draws near - oh, he's like that. It's a bit like looking into a mirror. Something about it is engrossing, leading Set to tip his head across his shoulder - his hair a sleek spill of brilliant red over his arm and back. Conspiratorially, he cups a hand over his curling mouth and murmurs into Silco's ear. ]
Are pets the only thing you can think to lead around at your heel? Dream bigger. Imagine it -- all the benefits we're meant to have, by virtue of possessing a soulmate? And keep it under our feet, like a servant.
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A pet?
[ The question comes without derision. Honestly, Set can see the merit in viewing the whole situation in the same light; the topic of soulmates had arisen with the public notice from the Hierarchy, and he had immediately put the entire thing from his mind in favor of independent pursuits ( information, security, hedonism ). Soulmates, Tethers. Just one more way to bind themselves together, and to bind him tighter and tighter against the freedoms he'd once had, and given up on seeking.
He watches the way Silco's posture shifts, when someone draws near - oh, he's like that. It's a bit like looking into a mirror. Something about it is engrossing, leading Set to tip his head across his shoulder - his hair a sleek spill of brilliant red over his arm and back. Conspiratorially, he cups a hand over his curling mouth and murmurs into Silco's ear. ]
Are pets the only thing you can think to lead around at your heel? Dream bigger. Imagine it -- all the benefits we're meant to have, by virtue of possessing a soulmate? And keep it under our feet, like a servant.