Video 愛 un: companioning

[companioning]

[The feed flickers a few times as Inara pokes at her phone a few times. Finally it steadies and Inara shakes her head.]

Bàoqiàn. I'm sorry, I'm still attempting to get use to these communication devices.

[She settles back and offers a charming smile before briefly dipping her head.]

Nín hǎo? For those of you I've failed to meet, I'm Inara Serra and still relatively new here. [She draws in a deep breath before continuing on.] Now I know that there are a great deal of you came from Earth, and while I find that truly fascinating and would love to hear some of your stories concerning it, I'm interested in knowing just where everyone else comes from.

I ask because though my ancestors come from Earth, though, no one has lived on Earth for centuries. I was born and raised on a planet called Sihnon. I trained there as well but before coming here, I'd spent a good year traveling between the different planets and various moons of our system.

[She takes a small sip of her tea before giving a brief nod of her head. She might have borrowed a teapot and some cups.]

I can't offer much, but I've only just made a fresh pot of tea and I'd be willing to share it with anyone who wouldn't mind telling me about where they come from.


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Comments

[fiendennor]

Some things, yes. Most of that I learned from my mother, growing up. She always loved to tell stories.

[The question about Akko, though, makes her pause.] Ah... thinking about it now, I'm not sure just how much of her oddness was culturally influenced versus her just being a unique person.

Also, entering magical society when you haven't been raised in it is likely a bigger culture shock than Japan to England.

[companioning]

How lovely. I didn't pay much mind to my mother until I was much older.

[But her mother had always been busy and well, Inara had left home when she was only a girl of twelve.]

Uniqueness is something to be valued, I think. It's always been the unique ones who tend to change history for the best. [At least that was what she had experienced.]

Magical?

[fiendennor]

Mm... I suppose that's different for everyone, but she and I were very close. [It's a carefully worded response; she's not the type to talk about her mother's death right off the bat, but she doesn't want to be dishonest.] And she's undoubtedly a witch with the power to make history.

And yes, I'm a witch, as is my friend in question.