Location: The Underdark
Party finally stops to rest after running from the Velkynvelve slavers
Jorlan paces nervously and Skjorn reassures him that they'll protect him
TW: Normalized Sexual Assault
- Zaz shoves Themmie into Jorlan's arms for comfort, then tries to cheer him up by offering to spar later
- Zaz jokingly says that Jorlan's ex sucks, but Jorlan mumbles that Ilvara is hardly his ex and that he was an unwilling consort
- when everyone reacts with concern, he insists this is normal and it doesn't bother him
- Dibrael protests normalizing the experience and Skjorn backs him up; Dibrael also says that he can relate to Jorlan
- the topic reminds Zaz of his own trauma and he starts dissociating
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Skjorn privately tells Jorlan a story about his childhood and reassures him that he is worth love and care
Off-Screen: Dibrael has a panic attack after the above conversation and Mylz comforts him
- Dibrael says he wants to be a hero and Mylz offers to teach him so she can "pass the torch"
the next day, Jorlan tries to distract himself by making conversation with Dibrael & Mylz
- Jorlan asks what happened to the old derro they escaped with, not realizing that he's referring to Buppido
- Mylz is vague but Dibrael explains how evil Buppido turned out to be and how hard it was to kill an ally
- Jorlan laughs and says they should have seen the signs, they're all too trusting
- Mylz and Dibrael get upset and insist that it's not wrong to be trusting
- Jorlan tries to backtrack but makes it worse, causing Mylz to scout ahead and Dibrael to get really sad
- Zaz interrupts, cutting Jorlan off from Dibrael so he can't do any more damage
a few days later, Jorlan approaches Mylz during a night shift
- before Jorlan can say anything, Mylz apologizes for blowing up at him
- Jorlan insists he was the one in the wrong
TW: Normalized Sexual Assault
- Jorlan attempts to make amends by coming on to Mylz, as he's always been taught, but she immediately shuts it down
- Mylz tells Jorlan he doesn't need to do this to apologize; he says he doesn't know how to do it otherwise
- Mylz gives him some genuine advice on the matter
Skjorn approaches them; Jorlan senses that the conversation will turn uncomfortable and leaves
- Mylz tattles to Skjorn that Jorlan has been attempting to apologize in a way that is uncomfortable for all parties
- Skjorn worries about Jorlan, thinks about his own experiences where flirting got him into trouble, and agrees to talk to him
- Mylz calls Skjorn her son and Skjorn calls her Mom, while also joking about her MILF status
Skjorn, as an expert who's read every book on flirting in 3 languages, tells Jorlan that he needs to learn appropriate timing
- Jorlan misunderstands and thinks Skjorn is calling him inadequate at his job, as if he doesn't know how to flirt
- Skjorn clarifies that Jorlan shouldn't flirt with people as an apology and he should only do it when he genuinely wants to
- Jorlan flirts with Skjorn genuinely, and they display gay behavior
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