[See? And that's where the connections should be forming and they're not. If Lup learned at Auntie G's and knew about Taako's secret sweet ass bungalow away from the shitty cousins, she had to have been there at the same time as him. A lot of relatives came and went in his lifetime, but none of them shared his face. Even if she decided to change her face later to look like him - which would be weird, but he is beautiful af so sure why not - he would still remember her.
Except she's been erased.
There's nothing but static where she should be and that? That fucking hurts. It's like the Bureau has betrayed him somehow. The Director, whom he was starting to put some trust in, is keeping a secret from him. Someone he's related to is one of the Red Robes and there's no freaking way he'd not know who except if a Voidfish ate that information.
Someone fed a part of his life to the Voidfish.
He stays there, studying the macaron as she starts putting them together, and then casually sets it back onto the tray. Dusting his hands against his apron, he pulls the strings and lays that on the countertop as well. The connection is there. He just can't see it even if he's looking directly at it.
Who is Lup?
Who was she to me?
Was I not alone all this time? What a cruel fucking joke.
Taako moves back and starts piling his cookies onto a plate for the others aboard the ship with the intent of leaving them on the table as a free-for-all. With his back not completely turned to her, he keeps his face impassive as he methodically scoots one cookie after another onto the serving platter. He knows what's going on in an abstract way enough that it makes him angry. She might even be lying, but something in his gut says she's not. He just needs one more thing answered, but that is probably the one thing he can't have.]
Well, that sucks because I'd like to ask you how we know each other because it looks like we've probably known each other a long ass time, but all that got eaten by a Voidfish so I can't ask you shit without it coming out like "shrrkk shrkk shrkk Taako is so amazing." Which I already know.
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Except she's been erased.
There's nothing but static where she should be and that? That fucking hurts. It's like the Bureau has betrayed him somehow. The Director, whom he was starting to put some trust in, is keeping a secret from him. Someone he's related to is one of the Red Robes and there's no freaking way he'd not know who except if a Voidfish ate that information.
Someone fed a part of his life to the Voidfish.
He stays there, studying the macaron as she starts putting them together, and then casually sets it back onto the tray. Dusting his hands against his apron, he pulls the strings and lays that on the countertop as well. The connection is there. He just can't see it even if he's looking directly at it.
Who is Lup?
Who was she to me?
Was I not alone all this time? What a cruel fucking joke.
Taako moves back and starts piling his cookies onto a plate for the others aboard the ship with the intent of leaving them on the table as a free-for-all. With his back not completely turned to her, he keeps his face impassive as he methodically scoots one cookie after another onto the serving platter. He knows what's going on in an abstract way enough that it makes him angry. She might even be lying, but something in his gut says she's not. He just needs one more thing answered, but that is probably the one thing he can't have.]
Well, that sucks because I'd like to ask you how we know each other because it looks like we've probably known each other a long ass time, but all that got eaten by a Voidfish so I can't ask you shit without it coming out like "shrrkk shrkk shrkk Taako is so amazing." Which I already know.