[ He continues to watch Matt as he talks his way through it, and as his gaze drops, Sebastian finally lets go of his hand. It’s not for any particular reason than the touch tilting towards the untoward here in a land of manners, but it happens to come with a little laugh. ]
That is why it is curious to me, perhaps. I have not heard anything like it, or at least nothing that has stood up to scrutiny, as it were. Yet to be stereotypical for but a moment, perhaps that is better, for religious traditions are rather…
[ He doesn’t finish the sentence as he trails off with a knowing smile. It doesn’t really need to be said that a demon wouldn’t have the most positive opinion of religion. But it at least serves well to lighten his mood a bit back to a pleasant, cool neutral. ]
I would still think of it as a favor, though. There are simply things that are not in my nature, but that does not mean I cannot appreciate them. It is just with more… distance, I suppose I would call it.
[ It’s swung back to this after all, so he laughs gently as he gives a little shrug. ]
There have only been two people that ever called me a friend, for example. So, bhakti is a bit more than that, which is why it is a surprise. I do not expect such things, much less when I am known for what I am.
[ And though that sentiment would seem sad from most, there’s not even a trace of that from Sebastian. It’s not something he says with the intent of garnering pity—it’s only explanatory for his surprise. ]
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That is why it is curious to me, perhaps. I have not heard anything like it, or at least nothing that has stood up to scrutiny, as it were. Yet to be stereotypical for but a moment, perhaps that is better, for religious traditions are rather…
[ He doesn’t finish the sentence as he trails off with a knowing smile. It doesn’t really need to be said that a demon wouldn’t have the most positive opinion of religion. But it at least serves well to lighten his mood a bit back to a pleasant, cool neutral. ]
I would still think of it as a favor, though. There are simply things that are not in my nature, but that does not mean I cannot appreciate them. It is just with more… distance, I suppose I would call it.
[ It’s swung back to this after all, so he laughs gently as he gives a little shrug. ]
There have only been two people that ever called me a friend, for example. So, bhakti is a bit more than that, which is why it is a surprise. I do not expect such things, much less when I am known for what I am.
[ And though that sentiment would seem sad from most, there’s not even a trace of that from Sebastian. It’s not something he says with the intent of garnering pity—it’s only explanatory for his surprise. ]