Jigano's smile was wry and a little sad as he gave a slight shake of his head. "Their name, 108, was the year they were born. Or perhaps Ascended. I wasn't quite clear on that... but either way, they entered this world around a century after the barrier went up." Odd, to know more about the ones Sam seemed to consider his 'new' family than the bookmaker did, at least in some ways. It drove home how recent the ginger's attachment to them was, and how quickly he claimed such ties with people who had been strangers a year or less ago.
It made Jigano feel old again, and jaded, and his eyes grew distant as he nibbled his treat and sipped his tea, until Isuma pressed against the back of his head and purred soft reminder of her presence at his back, now and always.
He watched Sam squirm and wondered briefly if the bookmaker had caught sight of something he shouldn't have, but the truth was worse by Jigano's standards, and he sighed. "And how did she know, I wonder... and what business was it of hers?" He shook his head in frustration, exhaling a sharp sigh. "No, sorry Sam. Rhetorical questions.". He reached for a change in subject , looking out the window at the sunshine on snowy rooftops as he grasped after the first thing that came to mind. "What sort of new creatures have you catalogued here in Halo so far?"
It made Jigano feel old again, and jaded, and his eyes grew distant as he nibbled his treat and sipped his tea, until Isuma pressed against the back of his head and purred soft reminder of her presence at his back, now and always.
He watched Sam squirm and wondered briefly if the bookmaker had caught sight of something he shouldn't have, but the truth was worse by Jigano's standards, and he sighed. "And how did she know, I wonder... and what business was it of hers?" He shook his head in frustration, exhaling a sharp sigh. "No, sorry Sam. Rhetorical questions.". He reached for a change in subject , looking out the window at the sunshine on snowy rooftops as he grasped after the first thing that came to mind. "What sort of new creatures have you catalogued here in Halo so far?"
