[ Preternaturally sharp as he is, Sebastian is able to divide his attention easily between the task at hand (literally) and their conversation. Tracking the pulse and keeping tally is easy for him, as if it occupies a different portion of his mind entirely. So, he looks with open interest as Bondrewd takes off a glove, and it is indeed a little surprising. He’d half expected to see something inhuman underneath at this point, yet even weathered, it’s undeniably so.
It's not the first time in Sebastian’s existence where he’s encountered someone where he has the thought that perhaps he was the more human of the two, but Bondrewd is certainly the oddest. Normally, it’s a thought that would pop up when encountering humans that were remarkably cruel—those that would delight in this sort of activity with the open bloodlust and sadistic pleasure that most demons would. After all, demons were cruel, but they were not creative. The tortures that humanity dreamt up were those that demons below would steal for their own purposes. Being flayed and vivisected was something of a classic, in that respect.
But Bondrewd doesn’t give that impression. He’s detached from the process, but it’s not in the repressive way that Sebastian is. It’s curious to him because relatively speaking, brutality in the name of progress is something new to humanity, and something that would only develop further in the coming 20th century. Bondrewd is something of a glimpse into a forgone future and an oddity.
Yet, it’s not something he dwells on long, since as he speaks, Sebastian’s listens with sharp attention. There are new words mixed in or those he’s only read, and that sparks his simple, intellectual curiosity. Though his attention still largely remains on their charge, he does lean so that he can peer back at Bondrewd’s handiwork. ]
It was my guess that it was more magical in nature. Even excluding rather exceptional cases such as myself, there is still a wide variety of peoples and therefore biology here in Kenos. My understanding is imperfect, I shall say, but it would seem to be necessary for the affliction to be able to effect humans, aliens, and mythological creatures all.
[ The way that the back doesn’t even twitch in response to his ministrations if curious, and Sebastian cants his head lightly in his surprise. It’s both at their lack of reaction as well as the clear skill on display here. It’s something interesting to report back to Silco, surely. ]
It is surprising that the paralysis is… incomplete, as it were. Considering how deep it clearly goes, I would expect it to cause more of a detriment. It keeps them alive by not pausing their major organs, at least.
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It's not the first time in Sebastian’s existence where he’s encountered someone where he has the thought that perhaps he was the more human of the two, but Bondrewd is certainly the oddest. Normally, it’s a thought that would pop up when encountering humans that were remarkably cruel—those that would delight in this sort of activity with the open bloodlust and sadistic pleasure that most demons would. After all, demons were cruel, but they were not creative. The tortures that humanity dreamt up were those that demons below would steal for their own purposes. Being flayed and vivisected was something of a classic, in that respect.
But Bondrewd doesn’t give that impression. He’s detached from the process, but it’s not in the repressive way that Sebastian is. It’s curious to him because relatively speaking, brutality in the name of progress is something new to humanity, and something that would only develop further in the coming 20th century. Bondrewd is something of a glimpse into a forgone future and an oddity.
Yet, it’s not something he dwells on long, since as he speaks, Sebastian’s listens with sharp attention. There are new words mixed in or those he’s only read, and that sparks his simple, intellectual curiosity. Though his attention still largely remains on their charge, he does lean so that he can peer back at Bondrewd’s handiwork. ]
It was my guess that it was more magical in nature. Even excluding rather exceptional cases such as myself, there is still a wide variety of peoples and therefore biology here in Kenos. My understanding is imperfect, I shall say, but it would seem to be necessary for the affliction to be able to effect humans, aliens, and mythological creatures all.
[ The way that the back doesn’t even twitch in response to his ministrations if curious, and Sebastian cants his head lightly in his surprise. It’s both at their lack of reaction as well as the clear skill on display here. It’s something interesting to report back to Silco, surely. ]
It is surprising that the paralysis is… incomplete, as it were. Considering how deep it clearly goes, I would expect it to cause more of a detriment. It keeps them alive by not pausing their major organs, at least.