Being not the most adroit when it comes to noticing or anticipating others’ emotions, Demeisen actually finds the faint bleed of wonder filtering off the other man somewhat helpful. It’s informative, at the very least. Whatever world Sebastian hailed from originally, clearly getting from there to Earth didn’t involve seeing much of the galaxy.
Even so, Sebastian is doing him a service. What he lacks in knowledge about the wider reality, he at least makes up for in knowledge of this one.]
I’ve heard that before. [The expression on Demeisen’s face is a little pinched, his smile coolly dissatisfied. It’s one more thing about this place that makes it seem just a little unreal: these limitations that seem set in place just because.] Could be you’re right—though not about the most important bits. [His grimace speaks, again, of displeasure, but the feeling coming from him is laced with unease.] Not housed in this unit—this body. Conveniently for whoever wants us here, I expect.
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Being not the most adroit when it comes to noticing or anticipating others’ emotions, Demeisen actually finds the faint bleed of wonder filtering off the other man somewhat helpful. It’s informative, at the very least. Whatever world Sebastian hailed from originally, clearly getting from there to Earth didn’t involve seeing much of the galaxy.
Even so, Sebastian is doing him a service. What he lacks in knowledge about the wider reality, he at least makes up for in knowledge of this one.]
I’ve heard that before. [The expression on Demeisen’s face is a little pinched, his smile coolly dissatisfied. It’s one more thing about this place that makes it seem just a little unreal: these limitations that seem set in place just because.] Could be you’re right—though not about the most important bits. [His grimace speaks, again, of displeasure, but the feeling coming from him is laced with unease.] Not housed in this unit—this body. Conveniently for whoever wants us here, I expect.