[ He shakes his head, and for her, he manages a small smile. He's so tired... but even if it's by just a little bit, seeing the others helps. And bless her, she has a cup of tea.
He wonders if Ardyn picked up that habit from her, or the other way around, or if it was always there for both of them. ]
Nah, I appreciate it. [ He takes the cup and a sip, and he nods in approval. It's good. ] If you wanna talk, we can do that. There's... a lot to talk about, huh.
comes back from the future to stab you in the liver
Mmhm. I don't want to... I mean, if you'd rather not, I'm not going to-- to force you. [ She came this close to saying 'hold you hostage' but given Current Events that might seem a bit tasteless. ] But I know it can help.
[ Look at all this character development. ]
Of course, if you want me to leave you alone, that's fine too. I just couldn't let myself pretend I hadn't seen you come in here.
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[ He shakes his head, and for her, he manages a small smile. He's so tired... but even if it's by just a little bit, seeing the others helps. And bless her, she has a cup of tea.
He wonders if Ardyn picked up that habit from her, or the other way around, or if it was always there for both of them. ]
Nah, I appreciate it. [ He takes the cup and a sip, and he nods in approval. It's good. ] If you wanna talk, we can do that. There's... a lot to talk about, huh.
comes back from the future to stab you in the liver
[ Look at all this character development. ]
Of course, if you want me to leave you alone, that's fine too. I just couldn't let myself pretend I hadn't seen you come in here.
ah, this is fine
[ He shrugs a little. ]
... Not much else I'm doing, anyway. Besides, I don't mind talking to you.
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[ Ah, that was surprisingly direct. Her smile is gentle and a touch apologetic, at least. ]
I thought I might as well ask that first before I went in with the wrong question.