Liara was not nervous because of her impending defense. That much was chiefly ceremony: she knew her materials well, she had studied for this moment for many years, and her thesis had been found to be sound.
She wasn't nervous because she was facing an uncertain future past this point either.
No, dithering outside in the hall, she was nervous for an entirely different reason: it had been a very long time since she had been in the company of other people than whatever professor was guiding the latest remote dig, Caius, and Yeul.
She was also nervous because no one on Thessia had seen a human before, and she was perpetually explaining.
"Goddess," she muttered, rubbing her forehead. She looked to Yeul.
[[ for Yeul and Caius ]]
She wasn't nervous because she was facing an uncertain future past this point either.
No, dithering outside in the hall, she was nervous for an entirely different reason: it had been a very long time since she had been in the company of other people than whatever professor was guiding the latest remote dig, Caius, and Yeul.
She was also nervous because no one on Thessia had seen a human before, and she was perpetually explaining.
"Goddess," she muttered, rubbing her forehead. She looked to Yeul.
[[ for Yeul and Caius ]]