[ so, she knows. he gives her a smile tired and humorless. it's not the kind of mutual understanding he'd expected to find in exsilium, but he'll take it.
it's also a good opportunity to get to work on a fourth drink, you know, while they're here; this time, he doesn't down it immediately. not entirely, anyway. about halfway through, he pauses, staring into it. the silence is nice, but after long enough he feels obligated to fill it all the same. ] The worst part is-- I miss it. Sometimes. Not having to think about things.
[ not that he ever does much of that; this is likely the first time he's even realized that at all. oh well. he pauses, looks seviilia over, and abruptly changes the subject. ] You look nice.
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it's also a good opportunity to get to work on a fourth drink, you know, while they're here; this time, he doesn't down it immediately. not entirely, anyway. about halfway through, he pauses, staring into it. the silence is nice, but after long enough he feels obligated to fill it all the same. ] The worst part is-- I miss it. Sometimes. Not having to think about things.
[ not that he ever does much of that; this is likely the first time he's even realized that at all. oh well. he pauses, looks seviilia over, and abruptly changes the subject. ] You look nice.