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Meerkat did not seem reassured. In fact, she went on to admit that she felt like she was losing her mind. Her and me both. Lane felt like she had been floundering ever since her children were conceived, truth be told, and stepping up to leadership had upped the ante to drowning. She could not recall the last time she looked at her reflection in Meltwater Lake and was able to even recognize herself. 

Meerkat finally ended her onslaught of self-pity with a gigantic sigh. She then started mumbling unintelligibly. 

"Hey, hey.." Lane uttered soothingly, "That's fine. Don't settle. Issorartuyok's a good guy, but he's not the only one out there.." Oof, yep, there was Tuuluuwaq's face popping up in her mind again. 

Lane felt a little guilty about her casual dalliance with the younger Tatkret brother, now that she was aware of how much difficulty Meerkat was having with the older one. Tuuluuwaq had divulged to Lane that he was seeking a love match for himself. He had also proven himself quite capable of flirtation, and so romance did not seem out of the question. Lane could't help but wonder if she and Meerkat were involved with the wrong brothers. Tuuluuwaq was the romantic, and Issorartuyok was the family man who was good with Lane's son. Wouldn't it make more sense if they just.. switched?

The heart wants what the heart wants, Lane supposed, but she did wish her own would be a little more logical. 

"..Go find one who wants to bang you just as much as he wants to wife you." She shrugged. Since her earlier attempt at comforting Meerkat went over like a lead balloon, she decided to try a different approach: blunt humor. Admittedly, this technique was much more in her wheelhouse.