[she, gavial says. as if it's the younger girl who is sick, and not gavial herself. a passing illness, or something else? but the apparition doesn't show any acute signs of sickness, and while being stopped from fighting would be frustrating on a short-term illness, not on the level the younger girl shows. not on the level, he thinks, gavial is talking about. over the youth's head, he looks at the gavial of present day. there isn't any pity in how he looks at her, for what it's worth. it's more the intense scrutiny of a man looking at the puzzle pieces in front of him, and trying to put them together on minimal information or time.
the young gavial grabs at his wrist with her free hand, and he doesn't struggle as she rips his grip off her other hand — though he does move to shake her off, frowning and wary of another attempt to punch him. ]
So, what do you recommend?
[ her apparition, her call. does she want to fight her? does she want him to fight her? tag-team? some secret third fourth option? talking her down doesn't seem very likely, so he doesn't bother considering that possibility any longer. ]
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the young gavial grabs at his wrist with her free hand, and he doesn't struggle as she rips his grip off her other hand — though he does move to shake her off, frowning and wary of another attempt to punch him. ]
So, what do you recommend?
[ her apparition, her call. does she want to fight her? does she want him to fight her? tag-team? some secret
thirdfourth option? talking her down doesn't seem very likely, so he doesn't bother considering that possibility any longer. ]