An outraged Doubletake was a striking picture but Tal had a little bit of inoculation thanks to her mother and he just grinned at her righteous dismay.
But then the courier's nose wrinkled as Flora posed theological questions he'd never really delved too deeply into before. The abstracts and platitudes were usually as much comfort as anything could be in the face of grief and loss, and the thought of 'my parents are watching over me' had given him a raw sort of determination to keep forging ahead in the wake of their deaths, but once Flora broke it down into its practical components it was a lot less reassuring.
"When you put it like that, it's, uh... kinda weird an' creepy, huh?" he admitted, his gaze dropping to his lantern with sudden wariness that lightened as she continued. "But yeah... you're not wrong. Long as they don't watch all of it!" Some things a guy - or girl - should be able to have private!
He looked back up at Flora, a crooked grin kicking up the corner of his mouth. "So are y'gonna help me eat these cookies? They'd give any audience we've got somethin' t'really be jealous about!"
~fin~
But then the courier's nose wrinkled as Flora posed theological questions he'd never really delved too deeply into before. The abstracts and platitudes were usually as much comfort as anything could be in the face of grief and loss, and the thought of 'my parents are watching over me' had given him a raw sort of determination to keep forging ahead in the wake of their deaths, but once Flora broke it down into its practical components it was a lot less reassuring.
"When you put it like that, it's, uh... kinda weird an' creepy, huh?" he admitted, his gaze dropping to his lantern with sudden wariness that lightened as she continued. "But yeah... you're not wrong. Long as they don't watch all of it!" Some things a guy - or girl - should be able to have private!
He looked back up at Flora, a crooked grin kicking up the corner of his mouth. "So are y'gonna help me eat these cookies? They'd give any audience we've got somethin' t'really be jealous about!"
~fin~
