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...this is the neatest thing I've ever seen. I want one for home so bad.
-Right! This is Sorey, please leave me a message so I can get back to you!
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-Right! This is Sorey, please leave me a message so I can get back to you!
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Ah, no no. -well, actually it might help me find a translation for your given name if I knew its meaning.
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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.
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Stefan, are you royalty?
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Hmmm...well. I think for a good translation for your name- probably something like Seirend, or Hauveth. For the other part... [Peers curiously at Stefan before blushing and looking away again.] To be honest, I'd had this part picked out a long time ago. Nathyurec. Seirend works better for the grammar, so...
So how about Seirend Nathyurec? It means, uh, 'Stefan of the Gentle Heart.' Or, uh, since 'Seirend' isn't a direct translation of your name it'd be more like, "Victorious is the Gentle Heart."
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[It also sounds too good to be true, because him? Gentle-hearted? Sorey hasn't seen his true face, or his true powers or - or the part of him he likes to keep under lock and key. He just hopes that if that day ever comes, he still deserves the name.]
Thank you. You put a lot of thought into this, didn't you?
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I tried to. I'm not a seraph so I can't speak from experience, but from what I've heard, True Names don't always seem like they fit. My Gramps told me, sometimes a True Name is a goal, or what the heart cries out for, or even how other people see someone. Nobody really knows how it's decided what it'll be.
[He remembers what you told him in the clinic, dude. That definitely weighed heavily in his decision.]
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[He hadn't been very specific, beyond well - beyond admitting that his behavior had once mirrored a hellion's. The Ripper was a hellion. Stefan doesn't ever want to venture down that dark and dusty road again.
His expression softens considerably.]
If that's the case, then it's one I'll wear with pride. [He's gonna wibble, he can already feel it.] Thank you, again.
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[He squeezes his knees and lets out a relieved sigh.] Anyway! Now we've both got secret names to call each other. Or not-so-secret. I think this is the point where we need to build a clubhouse and come up with a secret handshake.
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[He picks up his mug again, if only because it'll give him time to mull over the clubhouses part. The Center is mostly complete, but there's plenty of space around the Iskaulit and - oh.]
Have I shown you the Fire Room yet? It hasn't gotten any use since Rei left, so. It could easily be our space.
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[thinks] You know, I can ask Lailah if she knows how we can keep an eternal flame in there. She might know how to keep it safe too, so we don't have to worry about anything catching on fire that isn't supposed to.
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[He's gonna be blunt, magical fire - like the kind Sorey and Eithan wield - scares the living crap out of him. Give him a gas stove and a contained environment any day of the week.]
Because uh. Vampires and fire don't really mix.
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[The room really isn't used for much else. Except storage.]
Just, you know, lemme sit at a safe and comfortable distance.
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You're just saying that to flatter me. [He laughs,] But no, you're right - this room's special. It holds way too many good memories for us to pick somewhere else.
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You made me tea for the first time in here! I don't even know what's in this, I just know what it's called. [Actually he's gonna have another cup if you do not mind, sir]
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[He could go on for hours if he's not careful - this is a man who knows that he has a serious Tea problem.]
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[To make his point even clearer, Stefan takes one very smug, satisfied, long sip of tea.]
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-wait, does that mean you haven't spoiled me yet? What the heck!
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