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Dejah Thoris ([personal profile] dejah_thoris) wrote2016-09-07 07:58 pm
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[voicetest-mways] Barsoom: Breakfast with the Jeddak

Dejah enjoyed her morning briefings with Jedwar Kan, far more than some thought appropriate.  There were many who wondered why they had not married in the last few decades, wondered why she had not given the cloak to him, but she had her reasons.  The Jeddak would be respected as a ruler in her own right.  And she still had the metal to back up that position.

Instead, she preferred his easy manner and his companionship as a friend and adviser.  Also, he was a damned fine chess player.  He knew her, knew her life.  He knew who she was and what she wanted for Helium.  For Barsoom.  He was brilliant, in his own way.  Despite the vague air of intoxication he cultivated.

She felt at ease with him.  That was a rare privilege for a Jeddak.
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[personal profile] barsoom_npcs 2016-09-08 03:27 am (UTC)(link)
What Kantos likes best about morning briefings with the Jeddak is that the day's just starting: morning muster completed, the sun not an hour in the sky yet, the shape of the day ahead starting to unfold. Usually he can tell by this time whether it's going to be a good one, in which case who better to share it with than his oldest friend -- or a turdstorm, in which case it's good to know that his Jeddak has his back, and that she knows he's got hers.

... Okay, the other thing Kantos likes best about morning briefings is that Dejah has a really excellent cook.

"Fair morning, my Jeddak," he calls out from the doorway, already on his way in.