[ It’s casual and nothing that Tezcatlipoca draws any special attention to, but he grips Matt’s hand in return securely. His hand is softer now too compared to the more roughly calloused ones of donning his armor. It’s not just clothing that changes with whatever that process is, apparently. There’s still the callouses that come from his love of guns, but it’s still a gentler touch than the king of jaguars.
His attention stays on Matt too as he answers, though that look of concern does make him want to look away. He still brushes it off by not acknowledging it, but he’s distracted from it anyways. The certainty of Matt’s answer is what gets him to avert his eyes, somewhat. He breathes out a laugh as he closes his eyes, but otherwise listens patiently.
The serious expression turns to a smile surprisingly easily, and he laughs again at the squeeze and the thanks. It’s hard to tell just where that’s coming from, but Matt probably has a better sense now of why he can be hard to read and at times seemingly contradictory. Even just a moment’s experience of omniscience makes it clear that the way that Tezcatlipoca must think of the world—of people—is fundamentally different. ]
Yeah, I was hopin’ that’d be your answer. If you were just gonna shrug and give up, would’ve saved you the trouble.
[ …Speaking of being fickle. He’s being vague, but that’s definitely a threat? At least it’s not one he’s planning on following through on apparently, but that’s not much better… ]
Can’t give you my opinions, exactly. But so long as you’re down to fight, and seriously, you’ll have the tools I can give.
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His attention stays on Matt too as he answers, though that look of concern does make him want to look away. He still brushes it off by not acknowledging it, but he’s distracted from it anyways. The certainty of Matt’s answer is what gets him to avert his eyes, somewhat. He breathes out a laugh as he closes his eyes, but otherwise listens patiently.
The serious expression turns to a smile surprisingly easily, and he laughs again at the squeeze and the thanks. It’s hard to tell just where that’s coming from, but Matt probably has a better sense now of why he can be hard to read and at times seemingly contradictory. Even just a moment’s experience of omniscience makes it clear that the way that Tezcatlipoca must think of the world—of people—is fundamentally different. ]
Yeah, I was hopin’ that’d be your answer. If you were just gonna shrug and give up, would’ve saved you the trouble.
[ …Speaking of being fickle. He’s being vague, but that’s definitely a threat? At least it’s not one he’s planning on following through on apparently, but that’s not much better… ]
Can’t give you my opinions, exactly. But so long as you’re down to fight, and seriously, you’ll have the tools I can give.