( that's four more than average she says, and it's a reminder; for all that he's had reason to believe the people of this world have no business meddling with contracts (for all that the ue's done and tried to do), the initiative's given him so much more time by slowing down the countdown. it took months to get to six (as just one invocation on his return was able to do), and at six it's stayed for many more months that it would (will) in reveil. if they hadn't, with how much he's used it here, it might have already...
(her gesture is so familiar, mirrored, that he doesn't think to question it.)
he hadn't considered it, though, all of the ways in which even familiar weaponry might be able to do more here, and even — the suggestion in principle isn't an unfamiliar one, don't be so reliant on your chain when the contract is like that, but coming from her...
1/2
(her gesture is so familiar, mirrored, that he doesn't think to question it.)
he hadn't considered it, though, all of the ways in which even familiar weaponry might be able to do more here, and even — the suggestion in principle isn't an unfamiliar one, don't be so reliant on your chain when the contract is like that, but coming from her...
he nods. )