We don't think you have. We're all very different people trying our best.
[So, there's that.]
Yes.
It - bothers him, for himself, that he doesn't know why we would have bothered him. He thinks if he gets to know you, maybe he'll understand his reaction better. And he would never normally bother a magic user with his interest, most of them feel too much like Jedi to him. But he's fascinated, and - he loves to learn, he just can't show it the way people expect, because he was conditioned not to risk asking questions that weren't obviously tactical, and maybe not even those. And he'll feel better being useful, having something to offer in exchange.
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Date: 2018-02-08 01:33 am (UTC)[So, there's that.]
Yes.
It - bothers him, for himself, that he doesn't know why we would have bothered him. He thinks if he gets to know you, maybe he'll understand his reaction better. And he would never normally bother a magic user with his interest, most of them feel too much like Jedi to him. But he's fascinated, and - he loves to learn, he just can't show it the way people expect, because he was conditioned not to risk asking questions that weren't obviously tactical, and maybe not even those. And he'll feel better being useful, having something to offer in exchange.
[private/voice]
Date: 2018-02-08 06:58 am (UTC)[He says, brightening.]
[private/voice]
Date: 2018-02-08 07:41 am (UTC)[And it's super fucking cute.]
[private/voice]
Date: 2018-02-08 07:42 am (UTC)[For the enthusiastic, the new, the tender hearts.]
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Date: 2018-02-08 07:49 am (UTC)