[...kind of. But there's more to it than Tidus knows too, but it's still not her place to actually tell him the rest. That's on Jecht, and when he's actually ready to say "hey so uh I have a girlfriend again" because that will be a fun can of worms to open.]
He said your name was... Tidus, aye? He told me before, but... I don't think we ever actually exchanged names, did we?
Caelia. Guess a late introduction is better than none, aye? [just a few months late...] Though I guess you don't really like your dad either. That's what he told me before.
[ Hmmrrh, should he be annoyed to hear his old man's been talking about them to other people? He is a little, but he knows it isn't fair. It doesn't matter anyway, he guesses. ]
Why? You not happy with him right now? [ Since she said 'either'. But regardless. ] Things are complicated between us. There isn't much to say other than that. He just... annoys me to be around.
[ Even if he has been around him more, lately, it's still true. ]
I mean, if it makes you feel better I slapped him for it. Less for you to be annoyed at.
[She doesn't need to tell Tidus that his dad told her why his kid hated him, but boy did she slap him hard for it.]
It's not that I'm not happy with him or anythin', just that he told me about things, I guess. Figured you should know now that I know who you are. Funny that we met and have at least been on good terms 'fore we knew who the other was.
Just that he wasn't good to you like he should have been. I got mad and called him a fucking arsehole for it an' told him if you wanted to hear an apology, he should be bowin' his head and begging for your forgiveness.
[Listen, she doesn't remember her parents but her grandmother raised her just as good as they would have, and hearing that the man she decided to like and all that was a jerk just... really made her mad, okay?]
So if he doesn't when you want to have him apologize, I'll wallop him for you.
[ It's...uncomfortable. It's strange. It's not really a position he's had to be in before. Nobody looked back on his dad with scrutiny in Zanarkand, even though he'd started to decline before his disappearance, and it wasn't a secret. Not that anyone really knew the personal extent, and what would they see anyway, even if they did? Maybe the same sensitive kid his dad always did. Or they saw a kid who lost both his parents, and still really never knew anything.
So there's an uncomfortable silence before Tidus speaks, a note lower. ]
Yeah, well... like I said, it's complicated. [ So much so, he struggles to know what to say, but he doesn't want to leave it like that. ] I'm not looking for an apology anyway. I did fine without him for ten years and I'll be fine without him now.
Aye, I understand. I just kinda blurted it out anyroad, but it still didn't sit right with me when he told me some things, is all. Sorry to bring it up like that, though.
[Really, she had been a bit mad that Jecht had a son that he could have done well for as her parents couldn't do for her, and when she learned he hadn't and he had just been a giant jerk to his own flesh and blood... she didn't think Tidus deserved any of that. It's not her place to tell the kid that yeah, his dad is sorry and has changed.
Words are cheap. Action is where the truth will lie, but that's also up to Tidus to see and want to see. Cae knows that. That's why it's not really her place to do more than this, or if Jecht asks her to be there another time to make sure he doesn't become a jerk again and only for that.
Or to just shove them both into a get along shirt, whichever comes first.]
I'm not gonna tell you what you should and shouldn't do. Isn't my right to do so, so you don't have to worry about that. It's your own choice how you handle it, but my offer to whack him on the head still stands if you need me to. Gods knows sometimes he deserves it, like his godsawful wake up call when it was still godsdamned dark outside.
[ There's something of scoff, if lacking in humour. ]
He keeps early hours, I guess. [ He never did find out why he was up that early, but it wasn't that important. ] Anyway, I can deal with my old man fine. You don't need to worry about that.
[ Aha. ] That's...okay. I'll just use a fist, you know?
Anyway, don't worry about it. [ Will a lighter voice convince her? He can do that. ] I do more than sit around thinking 'bout my old man and being mad at him. I've got my own life.
Like, I've been thinking what I can do while I'm stuck here. Try out new things! Find out what else I'm good at other than blitzball.
[...and while she thinks better of it, she does have to chuckle at the fact that Tidus mentioned that she was more his type to the cactus. It alllllll makes sense now. He might hate his dad, but they have a lot in common, don't they? The amusement at this does come through a little over the amulets, but it tapers off just as quickly as it appeared.]
You're good at helpin' people. You helped me easy enough, and you could probably do a lot of the stuff on the task boards. Just don't be too much competition for my business and we can be friends still. [That's joking. Mostly. ...maybe.]
[ ??? lady what is funny. But since she keeps going on, he doesn't really have a second to consider it further than in the moment.
So he responds to her warning with a friendly atmosphere. ]
I dunno... I can't help it if they end up preferring me, you know?
[ Okay, okay. ] Kidding! Maybe I should. Some of those jobs give a lot of money for nothing. Like, collecting rocks for penguins? Sure the travelling was a pain, but the money was crazy! And anything to hear those penguins crying less at night.
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
blitzcheer) wrote2019-10-26 12:26 am
no subject
I saw it in his dream. That's all. I didn't realize it was you 'til then.
no subject
Ugh, it better not have been anything stupid. [ Hmph. ] If he gave you any trouble, I won't stop you beating him with that staff of yours.
no subject
[...kind of. But there's more to it than Tidus knows too, but it's still not her place to actually tell him the rest. That's on Jecht, and when he's actually ready to say "hey so uh I have a girlfriend again" because that will be a fun can of worms to open.]
He said your name was... Tidus, aye? He told me before, but... I don't think we ever actually exchanged names, did we?
no subject
... ]
Oh. No. Guess not. [ Huh. ] Nice to meet you, I guess? [ A late...introduction. ] What do I call you?
no subject
no subject
Why? You not happy with him right now? [ Since she said 'either'. But regardless. ] Things are complicated between us. There isn't much to say other than that. He just... annoys me to be around.
[ Even if he has been around him more, lately, it's still true. ]
no subject
[She doesn't need to tell Tidus that his dad told her why his kid hated him, but boy did she slap him hard for it.]
It's not that I'm not happy with him or anythin', just that he told me about things, I guess. Figured you should know now that I know who you are. Funny that we met and have at least been on good terms 'fore we knew who the other was.
no subject
What did he tell you?
[ Because there's a few things in his mind he's mad at his dad for, and how much Caelia actually knows -- this means more to him than the rest. ]
no subject
[Listen, she doesn't remember her parents but her grandmother raised her just as good as they would have, and hearing that the man she decided to like and all that was a jerk just... really made her mad, okay?]
So if he doesn't when you want to have him apologize, I'll wallop him for you.
no subject
So there's an uncomfortable silence before Tidus speaks, a note lower. ]
Yeah, well... like I said, it's complicated. [ So much so, he struggles to know what to say, but he doesn't want to leave it like that. ] I'm not looking for an apology anyway. I did fine without him for ten years and I'll be fine without him now.
So whatever he does, that's up to him.
no subject
[Really, she had been a bit mad that Jecht had a son that he could have done well for as her parents couldn't do for her, and when she learned he hadn't and he had just been a giant jerk to his own flesh and blood... she didn't think Tidus deserved any of that. It's not her place to tell the kid that yeah, his dad is sorry and has changed.
Words are cheap. Action is where the truth will lie, but that's also up to Tidus to see and want to see. Cae knows that. That's why it's not really her place to do more than this, or if Jecht asks her to be there another time to make sure he doesn't become a jerk again and only for that.
Or to just shove them both into a get along shirt, whichever comes first.]
I'm not gonna tell you what you should and shouldn't do. Isn't my right to do so, so you don't have to worry about that. It's your own choice how you handle it, but my offer to whack him on the head still stands if you need me to. Gods knows sometimes he deserves it, like his godsawful wake up call when it was still godsdamned dark outside.
no subject
He keeps early hours, I guess. [ He never did find out why he was up that early, but it wasn't that important. ] Anyway, I can deal with my old man fine. You don't need to worry about that.
no subject
[Is she offering one to him?? Yeah. Yeah she is.]
Just gotta say the word. Not like I can't replace one if it breaks mysteriously.
[...she's trying to get him feeling a little less... you know, mad about dad. Lighten the mood a little.]
no subject
Anyway, don't worry about it. [ Will a lighter voice convince her? He can do that. ] I do more than sit around thinking 'bout my old man and being mad at him. I've got my own life.
Like, I've been thinking what I can do while I'm stuck here. Try out new things! Find out what else I'm good at other than blitzball.
no subject
[...and while she thinks better of it, she does have to chuckle at the fact that Tidus mentioned that she was more his type to the cactus. It alllllll makes sense now. He might hate his dad, but they have a lot in common, don't they? The amusement at this does come through a little over the amulets, but it tapers off just as quickly as it appeared.]
You're good at helpin' people. You helped me easy enough, and you could probably do a lot of the stuff on the task boards. Just don't be too much competition for my business and we can be friends still. [That's joking. Mostly. ...maybe.]
no subject
So he responds to her warning with a friendly atmosphere. ]
I dunno... I can't help it if they end up preferring me, you know?
[ Okay, okay. ] Kidding! Maybe I should. Some of those jobs give a lot of money for nothing. Like, collecting rocks for penguins? Sure the travelling was a pain, but the money was crazy! And anything to hear those penguins crying less at night.
[ They were so looooud. ]