[ It’s the kind of compliment that hits the mark brilliantly for Sebastian, and there’s another brief burst of that self-satisfied pleasure. His smile relaxes further and he closes his eyes with a little nod as he subtly preens. ]
…It is the inverse I accustomed to receiving, admittedly. So, if that is your feeling, I must compliment you on keeping your composure so well.
[ Granted, Matt hadn’t seen or experienced all of what lies behind Sebastian’s mask of a human form. The shadows are a fragment of it, and he can see how there’s some beauty in those. But the formless mass of shadow, teeth, and eyes is a different story, he imagines. It’s also why he’s very careful in keeping it hidden, though there’s a not insignificant part that’s simple vanity, in that case.
He steps further to the side of the ballroom and nods for Matt to join him. He leads them towards one of the windows, though there’s not all that much to see, admittedly. Beyond the deck of the ship, there’s the endless dark of the ocean and a clear sky above. It’s rather fitting to the conversation, at least, though the setting isn’t something Sebastian had picked intentional in that respect. ]
Forgive me my questions as well. You are a curious fellow. [ He always has been, technically, but he avoids speaking of the Matt he’d met in Horos now. ] It is why I enjoy our conversations, though. I may have found more acceptance in Kenos than would have ever been possible where I am from, but it is still rarely from humans that are… Of a normal character, shall we say.
[ He’s putting it politely when he really means “insane freaks”. This will only be stressed when he wakes up to a horrible cult, ]
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…It is the inverse I accustomed to receiving, admittedly. So, if that is your feeling, I must compliment you on keeping your composure so well.
[ Granted, Matt hadn’t seen or experienced all of what lies behind Sebastian’s mask of a human form. The shadows are a fragment of it, and he can see how there’s some beauty in those. But the formless mass of shadow, teeth, and eyes is a different story, he imagines. It’s also why he’s very careful in keeping it hidden, though there’s a not insignificant part that’s simple vanity, in that case.
He steps further to the side of the ballroom and nods for Matt to join him. He leads them towards one of the windows, though there’s not all that much to see, admittedly. Beyond the deck of the ship, there’s the endless dark of the ocean and a clear sky above. It’s rather fitting to the conversation, at least, though the setting isn’t something Sebastian had picked intentional in that respect. ]
Forgive me my questions as well. You are a curious fellow. [ He always has been, technically, but he avoids speaking of the Matt he’d met in Horos now. ] It is why I enjoy our conversations, though. I may have found more acceptance in Kenos than would have ever been possible where I am from, but it is still rarely from humans that are… Of a normal character, shall we say.
[ He’s putting it politely when he really means “insane freaks”. This will only be stressed when he wakes up to a horrible cult, ]