( and he'd said two days isn't recent, how laughable. it strikes him that he hadn't even known, all this time, that she was gone at all — let alone for this long. it's terrible, and makes his hands clench in his lap for a moment before he answers. )
In that case, ( casts about for something to say, before pushing at the stack of board games with a finger. ) you must know all about these by now, right? I can't say I've ever played any of them before.
( it's the kind of thing that can be said on a smile, which is why he does it. there's a light jangling sound that comes when he moves his hand; after the first day, he'd also had to change into the more hospital-like clothing, which had left him with the conundrum of what to do about his pocketwatch. it's something always on his person and most definitely not something he'd want lost in a place like this, so he's ended up messily looping the chain around his right wrist, letting the watch itself dangle somewhat. )
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In that case, ( casts about for something to say, before pushing at the stack of board games with a finger. ) you must know all about these by now, right? I can't say I've ever played any of them before.
( it's the kind of thing that can be said on a smile, which is why he does it. there's a light jangling sound that comes when he moves his hand; after the first day, he'd also had to change into the more hospital-like clothing, which had left him with the conundrum of what to do about his pocketwatch. it's something always on his person and most definitely not something he'd want lost in a place like this, so he's ended up messily looping the chain around his right wrist, letting the watch itself dangle somewhat. )