Jovireh Velal
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 13, 2021 17:55:53 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"It would be frustrating if I were actively looking for a partner," she agreed in regard to the age range of most of the station residents, deciding not to comment on Judy's offer of finding someone for her. "But as it is, I find it refreshing to be around so many young people. And it's a blessing to be able to help them find what they're looking for and see how their relationships have grown every time they've come into my shop." Now if only her daughter would be one of those...
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 14, 2021 1:14:34 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Judy nodded. "You're not wrong. In a sense, we get to see them truly become adults," she said. "It really underscores just how much of a... larval stage they're in when we release them into the world."She chuckled at the imagery of her own words.
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Jovireh Velal
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 18, 2021 10:35:12 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"It's also a wonder how... eager... young people are to seek out the advice of a stranger. I suppose they see me as an objective person since I don't know whom they're asking about... But just because I know flowers doesn't mean I'm an oracle on love." Devra mused with a laugh of her own. Indeed, if she were an oracle, then Jovireh would be that sweet young Irishman already. But clearly she hadn't given either of them the best advice.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 20, 2021 3:49:10 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"You also aren't not a love oracle," Judy half-joked. "To a young person, you're one of the only mature people around, who presumably have experience in relationships. The alternatives to asking you are their parents, and me."Her brain made its way to a summary. "By process of elimination, and by virtue of not being awkward to talk to, you become a love oracle."
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 21, 2021 3:41:26 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"That is a very good point," she replied with a laugh. "I guess it's a good thing I enjoy giving advice." As if that particular personality trait wasn't blatantly obvious to all who had a conversation with her. It drove Devra's daughter crazy, but if others didn't like it, few ever said as much.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 22, 2021 18:34:42 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"I think there's something of a maturity component to it all," Judy suggested. "As we get to this age, where we have more of a basis to offer advice, we get more talkative."Judy had known quite a few people - her husband among them - who went from quiet to talkative as they entered the sixth and seventh decades of their lives. It was very much a thing.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 24, 2021 9:46:10 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]"Sure, we'll go with that." Devra had always been very social; even as a child she had been quite talkative. Though she couldn't quite remember when she had started giving unsolicited advice in every conversation... She had always assumed it came with being a mother. If her daughter wouldn't listen to her, perhaps someone else would. The Betazoid was perfectly happy to use age as an excuse, however.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 24, 2021 22:08:38 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Judy laughed heartily, picking up on the subtext. "It's as good an excuse as any," she said. Feeling no particular need to hurry back to the colony, Judy turned onto her stomach and undid the straps of her top. "With skin this pale, tan lines are a real eyesore," she remarked by way of explanation.
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 28, 2021 4:54:39 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]Devra grinned wickedly as she waved a dismissive hand. "If you didn't live among people who frowned upon nudity, tan lines would never be a problem." While it wasn't like people on Betazed walked around nude everywhere they went, it was certainly freeing to be able to go swimming or bask in the sun without worrying about someone calling the authorities on you.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 28, 2021 17:17:11 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]Judy laughed. "It's quite a silly thing, the whole nudity taboo, and quite inconvenient," she agreed. "Not that it stopped me from passing it on to all 4 of my kids."Though she was freer than many other humans - especially Americans - Judy wasn't free enough to break free of the taboo. "The worst was one time, a few years ago, when Max and I had been invited to some banal political function to do with my mother, and Max found this lovely gown, this halterneck gown, you know, with quite a bit of back, that he wanted me to wear. Only problem is, I'd spent the whole day before playing in the pool with Anna, so I had these ridiculous little strap lines criss-crossing that whole area."
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Post by Jovireh Velal on Sept 29, 2021 4:06:16 GMT
[Devra Kul - Kerelia - Lake]Devra rolled onto her stomach, letting the sun rays warm her evenly. "In a dress like that, I doubt the tan lines were what people were looking at," she replied to the stoey, wiggling her eyebrows at her friend suggestively.
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Post by Judith Eastman on Sept 29, 2021 4:34:35 GMT
[Capt. Judith Eastman(-Williams), PhD - LZ-2]"Well, that's the problem. When the tan lines are that aggressive, they distract from the things you want people to notice," Judy replied, just as suggestively. "This wasn't just one strap, this was like a diagonal grid, like a fence, printed on my back."Judy was now aware that she hadn't been entirely clear about that detail in the previous telling of the story. "I suppose I could've passed it off as a fashion statement, but I just went for a less revealing getup."This was the cleverness of hindsight.
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