If she followed through, that would be great! ...But Tal knew better than to count on verbal agreements. Optimists didn't traditionally survive long in Halo and in truth, seeing Flora like this didn't give him much hope that she'd remember much of anything beyond her lingering pain after they parted company.
He didn't like to think of himself as particularly soft-hearted, but Flora had his number and he wasn't very good at resisting her wiles. His social armor was piecemeal and filled with holes at the best of times, and dealing with a sister's grief wasn't even close to ideal.
That said, he was blissfully oblivious to her knowing look as his gaze turned skyward at the mention of Enzo's name and he swallowed hard, nodding. "Yeah. I can do that. I, uh... I'm sure she'll... y'know. Want to hear how you're doin'." Because mothers worried. Or at least, they were supposed to. And with Flora the last living child of Hotaru's line, he was sure the Valkyrie would want to know about her.
Beyond that, he didn't dare make promises he wasn't sure Ru was in any shape to keep.
"Sooo, uh... should I let you get back to...?" He gestured uncertainly towards the sidewalk, unaware of the importance of that particular spot.
He didn't like to think of himself as particularly soft-hearted, but Flora had his number and he wasn't very good at resisting her wiles. His social armor was piecemeal and filled with holes at the best of times, and dealing with a sister's grief wasn't even close to ideal.
That said, he was blissfully oblivious to her knowing look as his gaze turned skyward at the mention of Enzo's name and he swallowed hard, nodding. "Yeah. I can do that. I, uh... I'm sure she'll... y'know. Want to hear how you're doin'." Because mothers worried. Or at least, they were supposed to. And with Flora the last living child of Hotaru's line, he was sure the Valkyrie would want to know about her.
Beyond that, he didn't dare make promises he wasn't sure Ru was in any shape to keep.
"Sooo, uh... should I let you get back to...?" He gestured uncertainly towards the sidewalk, unaware of the importance of that particular spot.
