[b]Threefold Garden[/b]

"Very... kissy? You're not talking about Han there, right?"

It's very easy to get people to overshare: just agree with them. That wasn't Han that was kissy, of course not: just saying "No, it wasn't" and leaving it at that is the hardest thing in the world for some people. This isn't something that she expects to come up, but as somebody planning to meddle in their budding young relationship (so new! so fragile!), she'd rather find a way to not separate them unless needed. For once, her job and her heart work together: they're easier to control if they care about the other, and they deserve a chance to be happy together.

[quote]9 on Figure Them Out: What are Lotus's feelings towards Machi? And what is Lotus hoping to get from Han?
Lotus can ask one in return.[/quote]

[b]Kalaya, Kalaya's Cabin[/b]

The masked woman helps you dress in the borrowed Dominion robe and takes you through to your new cabin.

It isn't a bad cabin, even.

You've got the standard shipman's desk, a bunk, a small set of shelves if you had any possessions or intended to stay here any longer than the night, along with your clothes, patched and cleaned. She leaves you be to change, reappearing with a cup of tea as you finish getting into your things again, taking the dominion robe without a complaint. She bows her head slightly as her farewell, then pauses.

"I am about to go tend to Knight Uusha's wounds. Is there anything you'd like me to pass along?"

After you respond, she leaves you be with the guards told to escort you to any public parts of the barge you wish to go to, or to watch that you aren't disturbed if you simply want to rest. And she leaves that tea. A very familiar order.

[b]Later[/b]

The cloak is delivered to your cabin a few hours later. It's a very light thing, a silk half-cape only going down just past the small of your back, a deep rich green edged in brown, cut to your size. The clasp, a simple carved wooden knot, lets you wear it symmetrically, or off center, covering your off hand in a swordfight, if you had the need. Woven into the bottom edge are fresh lilies, white and still smelling pure. The note with it explains that while it won't ward off a sword blow, it should stand up to the rigors of travel surprisingly well.

[quote]Using Kalaya's mixed beat on Figure Them Out to ask her how she feels about Uusha?[/quote]