Carlo
"Hi, Ren," Carlo says with a perfunctory shake of their hand, the picture of a kid wearing confidence he knows is a bit too big for him, but with all the assurance that he'll grow into it one day. "You make instruments? That's cool." This isn't even an exaggeration for the bit, the boy already considering all kinds of future shenanigans involving the making and playing of lutes and flutes and other things that might make noise for money. "And yeah, it sure can be! It depends on the weather sometimes, but--"
He cuts himself off at the exact moment Calan interrupts such that it appears even more choreographed than it is, the boy stepping aside to make room for his twin and widening his eyes in a facsimile of surprise that dawns into disappointment and outrage. "It's because he knows our faces," he says, crestfallen and patting Calan's shoulder. "I guess we shouldn't be surprised. He knows we can't do anything about it."
Then, as if his brother's apology has reminded Carlo of his own ongoing conversation, he snaps back to attention. "Oh, it's okay! Ren, this is my brother Calan. People say we look like twins since we're so alike." He completely misses the part where people say that because it's very clearly true. "Calan, this is Ren. She's learning to make instruments! If only she was learning how to sell oysters, we could get a fair price for what we caught..."
He cuts himself off at the exact moment Calan interrupts such that it appears even more choreographed than it is, the boy stepping aside to make room for his twin and widening his eyes in a facsimile of surprise that dawns into disappointment and outrage. "It's because he knows our faces," he says, crestfallen and patting Calan's shoulder. "I guess we shouldn't be surprised. He knows we can't do anything about it."
Then, as if his brother's apology has reminded Carlo of his own ongoing conversation, he snaps back to attention. "Oh, it's okay! Ren, this is my brother Calan. People say we look like twins since we're so alike." He completely misses the part where people say that because it's very clearly true. "Calan, this is Ren. She's learning to make instruments! If only she was learning how to sell oysters, we could get a fair price for what we caught..."
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