OOS 41

Notunoth 17-20 (exact date uncertain), as the party travels on the cloud manta from Oceanside on the way to the Mirage Temple. It occurred during session 22. 
== Transcript == 
Vale: 
vale asked kiono if she recalled her calling her the worst, to which she replied something along the lines of ‘no’ but idk the particular wording and cant go back and relisten at this moment 
a looong pause, then vale very suddenly scoots uncharacteristically close to kiono and quickly touches the halberd. she doesnt speak out loud, but she attempts to “tell” the halberd quickly: “you requested that i inform you if you do anything that makes me....uncomfortable. you have.” 
Kiono: 
Kiono slowly turns to Vale in confusion, looks at the space between them, which I imagine is still sort of reasonable, but not that reasonable, then back at Vale. "Can I... help you with something? 
Vale: 
studies kiono for a moment “no.” 
[11 Insight] 
Kiono: 
[yeah, she's trying to be sneaky, but she is not sneaky.] 
Vale: 
to the halberd, internally “if you care to hear what it is that made me uncomfortable, you will have to ask.” 
Kiono: 
Kiono keeps her eyes fixed firmly on Vale, silent for a long moment. Eventually she releases a big breath and straightens somewhat. "What have I done?" 
Vale: 
vale gets a very small satisfied smile on her face, a rare occurrence, then it goes away and she says 
“please do not grab my arm forcefully.” 
Kiono: 
Kiono blinks in surprise, stares a moment while she processes this, gives a bit of a jerky nod, then looks at her lap. "Of course. My apologies." 
Vale: 
vale nods and brushes a strand of hair away from her eyes, then resumes looking out at the sky 
she has not scooted away from kiono 
Kiono: 
Kiono is silent as she stares at her lap. She eventually casts a glance at Vale beside her, then shifts her halberd so she's practically wrapped around it, like a pole sticking out of the ground, hugging it close to her. 
After a long, long silence, she will quietly ask, "Are........ ...is your hand alright? Truly?" 
Vale: 
“i’ve been stabbed in worse places.” 
VERY flat tone 
Kiono: 
Kiono's eyes are closed, head pressed against the shaft of the halberd. Her voice is almost pleading when she says, "Vale, please." 
Vale: 
“it does not hurt.” 
Kiono: 
She takes a deep breath, not moving. "Alright." 
Veggrek: 
“Are they okay?” Veggrek whispers to Ondo. 
Ondo: 
"I can barely hear, but I think they might actually be getting along," Ondo says back quietly. 
Veggrek: 
“Stranger things have happened.” 
Ondo: 
"Indeed."
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