Interlude: Relaxed Conversation
As the celebration continued, various individuals gathered together for conversations, whether discussing the past, planning for the future, or just asking 'what now?' In the garage where she'd spent so many years, Keira relaxed alongside Ashelin and Tess as they discussed various things they found of interest.
"Seriously?" Tess gasped out as she giggled. "That's what Daxter was like before he became so cute?"
"Yup!" Keira replied with a chuckle. "He was the idea man of the trio, but never had the guts to go through with anything on his own...except when he was the perv of the trio. I lost count of the number of times Maia Acheron tried to blast him for peeping on her...or her brother Gol tried to blast him for the same. The transformation certainly matured him quite a bit."
"He's such a sweetheart now!" Tess sighed dreamily. Keira and Ashelin rolled their eyes.
"So what was young Mar like growing up?" Ashelin asked curiously. "I watched over him as a toddler, and I thought I'd failed in making sure he would grow up...but seeing what he's grown up to be..."
"Jak was always just...Jak," Keira explained, smiling softly. "He was always rather quiet, and...I could always rely on him. If he said he was going to do something or be somewhere, you could count on it. A bit of a natural leader, which was why he was the ringleader of the three growing up."
Ashelin chuckled. "I guess Dad was right. Krisma does run in Mar's line."
Keira blinked. "You mean charisma, right?"
"No, I don't," Ashelin countered. "Similar, but distinctly different. You've met charismatic people before, right? People who can convince you something is the right idea, that they know what they're doing and you should go along with what they're saying even if it doesn't make complete sense at the time?"
"That's my Dad," Keira replied with a chuckle. "Even though Sandover had a Mayor, Dad was the one who was really in charge."
"Krisma's like that, but more so," Ashelin explained. "Have you ever known someone who could talk to you about something that needed to be done, and by the end of the conversation it not only made perfect sense but you'd swear it was your idea all along? When they look at you, you know that they're seeing everything you are inside, and a smile makes you feel like you're truly worthwhile for the first time in your life? And even when something they're going to do doesn't make complete sense, you go along anyway because you believe in them and you're sure they'll pull through somehow?"
"...yeah..." Keira replied softly, thoughtfully. "When I was a lot younger...that's the effect Jak had on me. It's...it's what first made me fall for him." She chuckled a bit. "Of course, that feeling faded overtime when I saw how much of a klutz and idiot he could be at times, as well as how awkward he started to get with me. Put him on less of a pedestal."
"That was Krisma, as my father calls it," Ashelin explained. "The sign of a true, natural leader. The sort of person who would never seek leadership or a crown, but those who know them will give them a crown on their own. It's how Mar first became the leader of the settlement that built Haven City. He didn't come in and takeover, he just started gathering everyone together and started nudging them towards safety." She laughed softly. "It's not in the standard history taught, but once the city was completed the populace offered Mar the throne and crown, and he actually thought they were joking at first...and then it took three days to track him down once he realized they were serious!"
Keira burst into loud laughter. "That sounds like Jak, actually," she managed to say. "He's a natural leader, but he'd hate being stuck in the position of authority."
"It's bred true in the bloodline," Ashelin continued. "It's why everyone in the city responded, almost instinctively, to Jak as a hope for the future. He didn't even have to do anything special...he just had to be." She turned towards Keira. "So what's it like being all but betrothed to the city's 'once and future prince'?" she asked teasingly.
Keira rolled her eyes at the tease. "Difficult," Keira replied. "Of course, most of the difficulty comes from being my father's daughter..."
"I thought you liked your Dad?" Tess spoke up, confused.
"Oh I do, don't get me wrong!" Keira said quickly. "But both my parents were Green Eco sages, which means whether I choose to train as a Sage or not, I have Green Eco in my very blood. That has some...interesting consequences that makes things...difficult with Jak."
Ashelin and Tess both sat forward. "How so?" Tess asked, confused. "Does it make things weird in the bedroom or something?"
"More makes things impossible in the bedroom," Keira countered. "Green Eco's the energy of life...which means I'm always fertile. Short of someone coming up with a way to prevent insemination, if I go all the way with Jak, I will get pregnant. And don't even bring up pulling out or anything like that: according to Dad, Jak's Eco abilities are similar to that of a Sage, and when two Sages become intertwined, their Eco resonates, leaving them consumed by their instincts. So if we go too far like that, I'll end up with a bun in the oven."
Ashelin winced. "Damn. That's rough...so you can never...?"
"Not until we're ready for kids," Keira confirmed. "Although Dad tells me there is a plus side, not that I've noticed..."
"What sort of plus?" Tess asked. "It's gotta be a big one to make up for that."
"I'm not sure what he meant by this, but he said Mother Nature would never leave me a crimson present," Keira explained. "Any idea what he meant?"
Tess and Ashelin exchanged glances. "Keira," Ashelin began, "I fully understand the frustration about what you can't do with Jak, but...you got damn lucky, girl." With that, she chugged her drink, leaving Keira very confused.
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... Imagine what their kids will be like...
Lol Girl talk
Yeah Condom Tech is pretty hard rocket science LoL
What did you mean at the end there? What crimson present
6987454 Menstruation. She'll never have periods because her uterus is always ready for a fertilized egg.
6987454
Well... In pony terms... In a very particularly heated season, mares generate red eco naturally and have a tendency to weaponize it- *THWACK!* My lawyer has informed me I should stop talking... Also, speak with your mother.
6987444 Lets just go with: Yes
So... Jak and Keira's kid is gonna have Dark and Green Eco? Somehow, this won't end well. I wonder what kind of Eco Shining has...
Even as a guy I see Keira got luckier then she realizes. So who is going to break it to her and tell her how every other women spends once a month.
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Actually, Jak can metabolize all colors of Eco.
An interesting chapter, and now I have to wonder how Samos got together with Keira's mom.
6987438 I'd say that their kids would become the next generation of world leaders easy.
Another enjoyable chapter. Good job.
What a lovely euphemism.
So, I have a question. Now that you've given the second Jak game your own twist. How are you going to approach the new plot holes you've created as well as the ones the original trilogy left unanswered? (No, I'm not counting Lost Frontier as part of the series. It was outsourced by naughty dog to a different company and they messed it up royaly.)
I'm not sure even you can make an interesting story out of that disaster of a game. Which only leaves Jak x. Which I can see being turned into someing fun to read.
Also, what about all the wtf moments the creatures did to obviously save money?
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...I'm not entirely sure what you mean.
And there's the explanation, both bad and good. Looking forward to more.
Keep up the good work. Deus tecum.
That was a hilarious way to phrase Kiera's luck at the end
6988616 No periods ever for Keira?
6987513 Shining can convert Eco to Magic and back... so Magic screws Eco.
Keira never having periods ?!
jak your one lucky guy dating Keira
6987453
While you have a point, it may have never been an issue. Considering the dangers of Jak's world, a high birth rate might actually be a good thing. For much of human history, we wouldn't have survived as a species without ours; it's only really been less of an issue for like the last fifty years or so.