#prompted by the 'hishari' mention followed by laudna asking ashton if theyre fine and ashton saying just tired

[sparring-spirals]

any time ashton orym or laudna ask each other "are you okay" and get back a terse "i'm fine" im kind of pleased by it. like. obviously none of them are fine. we all know. they know. they know each other knows. they're almost past the point where the facade is critical, for each other, but they still keep it up. out of- maybe respect, in some form. preserving dignity. At this point its more like a "are you okay as in. functional. the same level of 'not okay' as normal." and the "im fine" response, or even a "just tired" is the admittance of, of course not okay! but regular not-okay. still functional, still workable.

and then they all respect it! In the midst of the conversations, in the heat of the moment- they believe each other. and if they're very worried, they circle back later- in private, in quiet, away from prying eyes and ears.

its a. very interesting display of communication and respect and cageyness. neat.

#prompted by the 'hishari' mention followed by laudna asking ashton if theyre fine and ashton saying just tired #okay now to focus back on plot oops #critical role #cr spoilers #c3e63 #cr liveblogging #laudna #ashton #orym #team issylra #character meta #?