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Nasha: *doesn't mind sharing. She was a breeder before coming here. She'd actually fallen in love with the man they had paired her with most often and then he ended up sick and...they killed him. So she ran away, was found and was being taken back when Vashti found her...and yeah, she says Vashti.*

Darnell: *blinks* You...call her by name too?

Nasha: Sometimes. I call her Mistress more often, just out of respect, but all of us use her name too.

Darnell: Is there some point where she gives you permission? Rashek says she's cool and aloof until she gets to know someone...

Nasha: Honey, you could call her by name now if you wanted. She's not going to be upset unless you're using her name to be deliberately defiant and if that was the case it would be obvious in tone or context.

Darnell: *looks down at his plate, shrugs* I've been figuring it's probably best if I stay out of her line of sight as much as possible. I just...want to serve my time and hope to see home again.

Nasha: *puts a hand over his* You don't need to be afraid of her, honey. And you /will/ see home again, Vashti will make sure of it when your time is served.

Darnell: .........that's what everyone keeps saying. *but he's having a hard time accepting - those two weeks of hell are still too fresh, that was only /yesterday/ that he was finally dragged from there, in chains* She didn't even want me the first time around. Why am I here now? *he knows...just, again, having a hard time getting it to sink in*

Nasha: *softly* Honey, if you haven’t noticed, this place is kind of a safe haven for amin and j’har. She didn’t take you at first because of that... it was wrong, she was wrong, which is why you’re here now...