In the Lights You Make

- NATE -

We'll get married or buried
We'll have a baby or kill someone

Nate isn't sure what exactly spurs the change, but he can see the excitement drain out of Seren suddenly, a look on her face that seems terribly familiar, for a reason he can't quite put his finger on. He knows he doesn't want to be whatevers causing it though, so his grin drops, his brow coming together in worry. He isn't sure if just coming out and asking her what's wrong is the correct choice though, so he bides his time, letting her talk while he tries to figure it out.

"Uncle Saiden, huh? I think I've met him too." His voice is still light, still kind and interested, though the grin hasn't returned quite yet. Partially because he's trying to figure out that particular relationship, not to mention trying to decode what exactly is meant by Sunjata being a pirate mermaid. Something to do with his whale shift, maybe?

The question that comes next though, makes Nate freeze, in that absolute way only an ascended can. He is not the person to answer this particular moral question for anyone, let alone a child. There's a moment of his stillness, a low, discordant hum coming from him, just to make it seem like he's thinking about it. "I... I think a bad person is... someone who tries to hurt other people and be bad, even when they can do other things. But... that's not an easy question. Why do you ask?"

Well, I can't decide what to try
Commitment or a gun