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Meeting those Who Helped Him ((open thread))

Two weeks after Halloween, Hunter was finally feeling up for company again. And while much of what happened between him and Karlene (Electra) was still a blur in his head, he remembered the many people who helped him out during the whole night.

And he wanted to reconnect with those who were there. Get to know those who he had not met before. And answer any questions they might have had.

He sends out a few invitations over PINpoint to those who helped. And waited for a response.

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Caspar raises an eyebrow. "That part I'd be happy to help with," he says honestly.

"I have a hard enough time if I break a test tube," Adia confesses. "I don't know how I'd feel about a piece breaking before I'm done... but I guess that's part of the artistic process, right?"

"But that is the thing... you are never truly done, until you feel the piece is right. And trust me, I have had plenty of pieces that turned out better because I broke them."

Never truly done. She thinks about this while she takes another bite of crisp. There are a lot of things in life that could apply to, not just pottery.

"Do you know why it's gold?" Caspar asks, looking over the platter in front of him again. He's already finished his plate of crisp, glad he saved room for it. Adia has really gotten a handle on the wood stove. "Instead of another metal to seal the cracks?"

"Kintsugi does translate to golden joinery or golden repair. But there are repair attempts made with silver or platinum." Hunter grins.

Oh. Well, that explains that. "Guess they have to call it something else if you don't use gold," Caspar muses.

Adia smiles. "I'll have to stop by your stall to see everything." She glances at Caspar and her smile turns into a grin. "And to visit your bodyguard."

"Don't distract me while I'm on duty," Caspar teases her, and she giggles.

"You will be allowed a few distraction breaks..." Hunter teases the couple.

"You can swap it out with my lunch break because I won't need it," Caspar replies light-heartedly.

Adia's smile blossoms. It's nice to see Caspar relaxed around someone enough to joke around a little. "We'll behave, I promise," she tells Hunter. "It'll be good to see you more, too."

"It will be good for me to get out more again." Now that he has no more obligations in his world, Hunter has more free time.

Adia knows that feeling. There were long stretches of time that she did not want to be in the Nexus, either. But ultimately, it was worth doing. "A lot of people will be glad to see you again. Especially everyone who helped you."

"Yeah?" Hunter blushes a little. He was a little surprised by how many people came to help him. It was nice to know there were those who wanted to make sure he was alright.

"I can't wait to see everyone else too."

"Yes," Adia repeats emphatically, a smile on her face. "You have a lot of friends."

"If there's anyone you don't want to see, let me know," Caspar adds, already thinking like a bodyguard.

"I can't think of anyone who I would not want to see..." Hunter pauses. "There might be some tension between me and Zandros..."

"But that is more his problem. Not mine."

"Zandros?" Adia looks confused. "Why would he have a problem with you?" Hunter is an easy person to get along with. Is it because of his involvement with a goddess...?

"It's because of how you look, isn't it?" Caspar's tone is dry, but there's an irritated fire in his eyes. "Blondie can't handle another version of himself looking less than perfect. He's probably worried he'll lose his hair if he hangs around you too much."

"Bingo..." Hunter nods at Caspar's assessment of the situation. "He did help find a puzzle piece. But it was more... his way of trying to make sure that I would not keep the 'Beastly' appearance that he saw."

Adia's gaze drops to her wine glass as she has another sip. She's disappointed to hear that Zandros is being so judge-y. But Caspar looks unsurprised. "Yeah, that sounds like him, all right. I'm amazed he was able to earn a puzzle piece at all, and didn't get turned into a squid along the way."

"He had Natasha with him," Adia murmurs. She sighs softly and looks up at Hunter. "I don't think Zandros was prepared for how differently people think in the Nexus. How something that's considered unattractive or scary on his world isn't somewhere else. I think if you give him time, he'll come around."

"And if he doesn't, I'll boot him from your stall," Caspar promises.

"It is not like I don't want to form a friendship with him. He is an interesting guy..." Hunter nodded slightly.

"But I have finally accepted myself as I am... and I don't need someone else judging my appearance."

"Interesting?" Caspar gives Hunter an incredulous look. "Please. He's about as interesting as mayonnaise on white bread. And even then, the sandwich won't imply you're a hobo for wearing linen."

"Caspar..." Adia appreciates her boyfriend's urge to defend Hunter, but she'd rather it not devolve into character bashing. The Cylon falls silent with only mild grumbling while she returns her attention to Hunter. "No, he has no right to judge you, it's true. I just think that he might not know any better."

"I take it you didn't have a good first encounter with him." Hunter notes softly.

"I just hope he and I can get past this. If not, at least I have other friends who accept me for who I am."

"The first encounter was tolerable," Caspar replies. "But you're not the first friend of mine that he's insulted. And I could definitely do without his sanctimonious attitude."

"He has some very rigid religious views," Adia adds. "Or... magical views, I guess. Either way, it's his loss, not yours, if he can't accept you."

"I hope he is able to find a connection with a few people." Hunter notes softly.

"But for now, I am just looking towards the future. And building a new life with Jim." He smiles again.

"He's engaged to Isidor," Caspar remarks dryly. "That's all the connection he needs." But he's fine with letting the topic of conversation drop. Part of him admires how generous Hunter is being, despite the paladin's poor behavior. Caspar is way too petty to let something like that slide.

Adia smiles, too, when Jim is mentioned. "No more trouble hanging over your shoulder," she agrees. At least, not until the next crazy Nexus thing, but nobody can avoid that.

"I only met Isidor recently. I had wanted to talk to her about Karlene... Electra... at that time. But we never got the chance."

"Let's toast to that." Hunter raises his glass to the idea of having no more trouble.

"She's a good person to talk to about that sort of thing," Caspar says. A non-sarcastic compliment? He must respect her skills a great deal. Even if he's wondering why she'd allow herself to be saddled with someone like Zandros.

Adia and Caspar both raise their glasses. "To no more trouble," she agrees, clinking her glass to Hunter's and Caspar's in succession.

[good place to wrap up. Thank you!>

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