NIKI
What way? Niki might have asked, but while he might be a lot of things, he isn't blind, and he knows exactly what Kaisel is implying. "This used to be a funeral parlour," he explains. "Emphasis on used to be. I was apprenticed to an undertaker, but when he passed away I did not decide to continue the work. Most of the house is locked up and not used for anything. These rooms, though, serve as my home."
And either that will reassure Kai or it will spook him out all over again, and honestly at this point, Niki is both game for and expecting either one. Surrendering the tea and following his gaze over to the pendant, he raises his eyebrows and slants a smile back towards the other man. "I do not know that I will be able to pick it up without a problem," he says, gesturing to his crutch, "but I am confident it will not harm me when I touch it."
So saying, he approaches the pendant and, with some careful balancing and manoeuvring, manages to lean down enough to pluck it harmlessly from the ground. "It is quite heavy," he remarks. "I am glad not to have been concussed by it, knowing that."
And either that will reassure Kai or it will spook him out all over again, and honestly at this point, Niki is both game for and expecting either one. Surrendering the tea and following his gaze over to the pendant, he raises his eyebrows and slants a smile back towards the other man. "I do not know that I will be able to pick it up without a problem," he says, gesturing to his crutch, "but I am confident it will not harm me when I touch it."
So saying, he approaches the pendant and, with some careful balancing and manoeuvring, manages to lean down enough to pluck it harmlessly from the ground. "It is quite heavy," he remarks. "I am glad not to have been concussed by it, knowing that."
stay your pretty eyes on course
keep the memories of who i was before
keep the memories of who i was before
