★ ROXANA

[doublefists]

from hit canon roxana

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[disingenuous]

[ it was a little of both meanings. ]

They're both a bit more self-aware than I expected, but I think you're right. Whatever has led them both to have so many names means they're striving for something while hiding something.

[doublefists]

Trying on masks until you find something that fits.

[ she tilts her head back. ]

Or just getting tired of being bitten over and over and deciding it's not going to hurt you anymore.

[disingenuous]

It could be a little of both although I don't know either of them well enough to know if it's more of one or the other.

[ she's not the type to shrug, but it's kind of that vibe. ]

But it's also not my business if it's either or both.

[doublefists]

[ a half-smile. ]

Yeah? Don't care that much about their inner workings? [ a beat. ] Guess that tracks. You keep everybody at arm's length.

[disingenuous]

I'm curious, but I don't know if I want to put in that much effort. They keep people at an arm's length in their own ways, too.

It'd take more than asking a few pointed questions.

[doublefists]

I get that. Scaramouche hates it when I'm like even a little bit nice to him.

[ amused. ]

[disingenuous]

I wonder if he knows that makes some people want to be nicer to him.

[ also amused. ]

I'm not, but it's tempting sometimes.