"Fewer funny stories but more enjoyable moments," Gideon replies. She's down for both types because stories get a lot of mileage. Things going wrong can get laughs, and that doing it together however silly it goes feels like it'd bring them closer together than the most perfect pleasurable sex ever. Not that she's sure Harrow could do the latter. The former's much more within reach.

"I never actually saw a bird or a feather before I came here," Gideon admits. "My wings don't even have feathers, but it makes sense what you say. Our skin scabs over and heals. Feathers gotta heal too or few birds would fly."

As for time in Folkmore and losing things from it? Give it time, Gideon thinks. So many people care about it, about losing their memories or losing the connections with people they don't have back home. For all Folkmore is about building potential, it also builds a ton of shit that it sucks to lose. Maybe it's only meant to be temporary. Everything in life is, but it's a sweet sweet spot it'll suck to lose. "Stick around longer this time and see."