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Were you...sleep-writing? That's a thing people do.

There was this one time I was trying to translate a passage, and I was like, SO tired. And when Mikleo found me next morning I'd written this whole scroll of stuff that was supposedly the translation, but it wasn't even close. I didn't even remember writing it.

No kidding? That's exactly how I feel right now.

I must've written them at some point, but idk when or why. Last thing I remember is trying to sleep, so maybe. It's more likely than an augment glitch.

That's a little bit creepy. And weird. An augment glitch that makes you write midnight poetry?

It makes no sense, right?

I'm not sure what's going on. I don't think it's anything I've been eating. The blood's richer than usual, but blood consumption usually doesn't induce short-term memory loss.

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I'm pretty sure most food isn't supposed to do that.

Do you have any backup blood supply you can use, and see if you feel any different? We don't exactly have any locals to question this time around, so we should be careful.

Thankfully, yeah. I've got some raptor blood left, so I'll switch for the time being.

I'm not sure if any hypothetical locals would know. In my experience, "vampire" isn't a universal species.

Maybe not, but whether you're eating the meat or drinking the blood, you're still consuming the same animal as I am, aren't you? You're not all that different.

[Akhi....

Stefan's so glad this isn't video. He's sorta-kinda tearing up right now.]

I never thought about it like that.
Thanks, Sorey. :)

I'll get some bloodwork down RN and let you know what I find. In the meantime, try not to eat anything raw or rare.

You got it! ( ᐛ )و

Oh also, Stefan, if you have a minute could we meet up? There's something I'd like to discuss.

Sure thing. Where would you like me to meet you?

Would the Interfaith Center be okay?

More than okay. I'll have your usual cup of tea ready. :)

[ah geez] Thanks, Stefan.

[It takes Sorey some time to get over there, but he doesn't keep Stefan waiting long. He jogs up the hallway before stopping just at the entrance, unbuckling his boots and leaving them at the door and heading over to the cushions to greet him.] Hey, morning.

[Stefan glances up from his journal (he'd been writing, as usual), gesturing for Sorey to join him.]

Morning, Sorey. [He grins, curling his legs up under him and setting his work aside so that he can bring a tray of tea forward. At this point, preparing tea might as well be one of Stefan's superpowers - and he even has biscotti to go with them.] How's it going?

[Sorey doesn't even know where Stefan found honey, but he's always got it there when Sorey takes his tea with him.] Honestly? Really great. Mikleo is feeling much better, and I even slept through the whole night a couple days ago! [He adds honey to what's probably already fairly sweet tea.] You okay? Aside from the weird poet spells.

[He stockpiles honey!! Or, more realistically, the vast majority of his credits go towards food whenever they're planet-side (thanks Spirit faction).]

I'm glad to hear it. [He reaches for his own cup - black tea with some powdered milk - and takes a sip.] Yeah, I think so. I'll check on the bloodwork tonight, see if it's the planet or the animals or maybe even me. It's too soon to tell.

It's not you, [Sorey tells him with all the confidence in the world. Not that he has grounds for that confidence, but because he doesn't want it to be true so it isn't.

Wow dang this tea is good. Sorey's only been an on-and-off tea drinker since he's usually too preoccupied to brew any for himself, but Stefan makes this stuff dang good.]

[Stefan stifles a laugh. God, he wishes he had half the faith in himself that Sorey does.]

We'll see by the end of the day. [He holds his cup in both hands,] So uh, what'd you wanna talk to me about?

[And this is where Sorey turns red, something that doesn't happen very often at all. He sets down his tea and shifts to kneel on the cushion properly, hands clenched in his lap.]

Well, I've just...I've been thinking. Do you remember, akhi, in the clinic, when I said I had nothing to call you in return?

Of course.

["I wouldn't want to forget that day." Stefan sits up a little straighter, his shoulders tensing as if he's bracing himself for the worst. He can't imagine that Sorey would rescind the nickname so soon, but he's not sure where this is going either.]

Did you find something you wanted to call me?

It's- well, I've- [He takes a deep breath, scrubbing his hands through his hair and fidgeting.] Um, so, back home, when a Shepherd takes on a Squire, they give them a True Name in the ancient tongue. -ah, I'm not asking you to be my Squire! That would be- it wouldn't work out, I don't think, for either of us.

But. I was thinking, a True Name is like...for seraphim and Squires, it's something a Shepherd can call them to- to show a certain level of trust, and familiarity and intimacy. [Ducks his head. Oh Lords his face is going to burn right off.] So I could come up with a name for you if that's okay...

[Y'Allah.]

More than okay.

[He sets his tea aside, just so he can reach out for Sorey's hand, or barring that, place his hand on the kid's shoulders. This is by far the kindest, sweetest thing anyone's ever offered him, and he's been around a while.]

Is there uh, is there a special process or anything I have to do?

[Absolutely holding hands. This is nice and anchoring. That look on Stefan's face helps a lot too; Sorey had worried it would seem presumptuous.]

Ah, no no. -well, actually it might help me find a translation for your given name if I knew its meaning.

Oh, um... [He has to think about it for a moment.]

Stefan means "crown or garland," and Alesci means "defender." My other last name, Salvatore, means "savior." As for my middle name... Yunus means "dove." Or well, it technically means dove, it's also the name of a prophet from the Qur'an.

[wtf that is so many names]

Stefan, are you royalty?

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