[Nifty. He squints as his gaze is drawn onto the hand she uses to demonstrate. He watches intently, even as he drowns himself in the coffee she's offered to him.
And since his hand is occupied, it's his mouth that moves even when no words are freed.]
Like so?
[She's obviously more practised than he is. He imitates her in motion, but it's awkward and stilted, much like most of Caim's attempts at being social. When he even cares to make said attempts.
Her words continue. Inevitable curiosity makes him wonder what made her want to learn. Assuming she did. Something in the way she speaks, however, makes him suspect that she'd had the intent to. Had time itself not intervened, evidently.
He resumes writing after another long drink of black bitterness that rivals his own grim demeanour.]
no subject
He squints as his gaze is drawn onto the hand she uses to demonstrate. He watches intently, even as he drowns himself in the coffee she's offered to him.
And since his hand is occupied, it's his mouth that moves even when no words are freed.]
Like so?
[She's obviously more practised than he is. He imitates her in motion, but it's awkward and stilted, much like most of Caim's attempts at being social. When he even cares to make said attempts.
Her words continue. Inevitable curiosity makes him wonder what made her want to learn. Assuming she did. Something in the way she speaks, however, makes him suspect that she'd had the intent to. Had time itself not intervened, evidently.
He resumes writing after another long drink of black bitterness that rivals his own grim demeanour.]
You have the time now, do you not?