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Teasing?

I dunno, I think what I said applies to you, too, Beta.

...Me?

[ maybe she should have expected this, given Kaine recently yelled about it. ]

We have been doing this stuff together.

Yeah. Family tends to be like family, right?

So, I hope you're resting too. I brought some chai to help.

Aloy's right, but... I've been sleeping all day, I can't have done anything.

[ that's her story and she's sticking to it

sip sip sip ]

Oh - this is...not spicy, but it's spiced?

Probably some reading breaks on the Focus, too.

It's from home.

And if you both are taking time for yourself, that's really good.

[ she's still sleepy, so she's just going to use Kalim to lean on until he says stop

she's also leaning into whisper conspiratorially: ]

Based on the evidence, I think you tell if Aloy's been resting by the flowers in her hair.

[Oblivious,]

From the tea shop, though. Right? You aren't using up one of the demon's tasks to give us this.

Ohhh.... That makes sense.

[ he blinks, and then says proudly, ]

Nope! I used my burden to get the spices!!

There's a shop for tea?

[ this is what happens when you're a shut in ]

Along with this tavern full of old world games.

[Arcade with two types of alcohol would be more accurate.]

Kalim - you mixed the spices yourself?

You should be careful about the tea shop...

[ mumbling a little, before, more clearly, ]

I did! My family's been in the spice trade for aaaaaages. So, I know a lot about them.

Oh, they own a spice shop? [ someone still doesn't know Kalim is rich, oopsie. ] And what's wrong with the tea shop?

[the nice scent of the tea probably covers up the yucky wealth smell]

Surprised they get hands-on with it.

[SIP]

Oh! No, they don't own a shop. We basically do most of the trading for my country! Dad's into a lot of things, but I don't pay attention to all of it.

[ looking between him and Aloy, confused

Kalim isn't a greedy sociopath so clearly she must not be understanding ]

The entire country? Is he someone important?

They're rich. No one's perfect, I guess.

Yeah... We get invited to represent the Scalding Sands in a lot of things.

[ not seeing the issue in 'they're rich.' ]

But you're really nice and a good person! Rich people are awful and greedy.

[Sorry Kalim you’re on your own with this one buddy she’s supposed to be taking care of herself and enjoying some tea]

Eh?? Really?? But I've been like this all of my life...

Well, my creators were rich, and they tried to steal Gaia and leave the world to die. Ted Faro was rich, and he caused the Faro Plague... In the old world, there was a high correlation between someone's level of wealth and the level of responsibility they held for the environment's degradation.

Although, Elisabet had significant wealth as well...

[Straightens up, and interjects.]

Miriam Technologies was - what was it called. A green company. It was fixing things. Elisabet wasn’t trying to build a personal getaway from the end of the world, and she wasn’t trying to buy a seat to abandon the planet.

Oh…

[ he looks between them ]

So you don’t like rich people?

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