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Who: Aella, anyone
When: Day 42, morning
Where: Kitchen
What: MEAT!!!!!

[Seriously, guys, this is way too much meat.

… Or it would be, if it wasn't Aella doing the cooking. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS TOO MUCH MEAT, and, as the shenanigans progress, it smells delicious.]

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Gilgamesh. [ consider ] Archer.

—Gilgamesh?

[putting two and two together here. IF YOU HAVEN'T MET IN THE WAR...]

... wait, don't tell me— you're his friend?

. . .

Has he wronged you in some way? I apologize for being so upfront about it but that seems to be the pattern this conversation takes . . .

Ah— no, no— [pauses] ... no, of course he did, but I can deal with him. You don't have to apologize on his behalf.

Just how many people does he keep pissing off?

My friend has a certain manner that does not work well with others' expectations of polite behaviour. It seems to be very common.

[ diplomatic.............. ]

That's because he's a cocky, arrogant, annoying jerk. No need to be so polite when talking about him.

He is a violent, self-centered, childish king who has no sense of proportion at all, it's true.

Hahah! Now that's more like it. Sounds like him just fine.

But he is also my truest friend, no matter how poorly he has behaved.

Is he...? Those are beautiful words to say, Enkidu. Though really, he spoke just as fondly of you. I'm not surprised.

[ regards Ling quietly, somewhat intensely, before replying ]

Even if it were ugly to say and I am sure in some respects there is a tension in righteousness and our friendship that some would disagree with.

You know one of them quite well, then? Since there are two and while they are both Gilgamesh they are also remarkably different.

Only one, I've met the other when he arrived, but never spoke to him again.

The one I know is the dumber one.

. . . the less delicate one, then.

The other is delicate?

. . .

They both have very easily hurt feelings . . .

[he's the one observing Enkidu now, silent for a few moments before replying]

Well, that's also why he hides them, isn't it...?

He told me about you giving up some of your memories.

[ his entire expression just. closes off at that. ]

. . . it was unfair of me. And somewhat thoughtless. Even though the other Gilgamesh and I thought we had considered the weight of it carefully, we miscalculated.

It was. But there isn't anything you can do after the fact, is there...? You'll remember again. And that guy cares for you too much to lose you over this, so it's fine.

I didn't mean to depress you.

. . . It is not anymore depressing than anything else about our situation. There are several things I need to try and make up to him.

Several...?

I ruined his life, you know. But there isn't much we can do to take that back either. So there is only the now.

Ruined his life, huh. I wonder why you'd say something like that.

I'm curious, you know. About the man he calls a friend.

I left him behind.

And because he is who he is and we were as we were . . . a tyrant does not take loss well, a king even less so. A true friend who has no one else who stands by him? I am sure, if you know him at all, you can guess how he fared.

[he's making a mental note to ask more about this to Gilgamesh]

I can guess.

. . . are you his friend?