He does seem the reserved type. It's nice to see that shift and change. In a strange way, with hardly any other similarity being there, it reminds him of Imelda. She used to seem so cold to so many, but in the right place, with the right people or conversation, she'd change form. That's kind of what this feels like.
He snorts at that little addition. Then full on cackles. "Oh but it's never fun when the living do it. So down and sad, everyone's voice goes so grave."
He doesn't miss the surprise but he just smiles over it. He's missed real company. He's missed the company of the dead, being around someone he wasn't hiding a thing with. He's never really had someone he could talk to about this-- he and his primos, there was no talking about it when it was a constant. And the distraction most of all, that's something to be grateful for.
He hums and strokes his chin. "...Can I suggest picking what you find fun, on the caveat that I'm still legally alive and have a lot of fines I'm paying off for it?" Which was to say, despite the Academy's good pay, even as a TA, he was still rather broke.
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He snorts at that little addition. Then full on cackles. "Oh but it's never fun when the living do it. So down and sad, everyone's voice goes so grave."
He doesn't miss the surprise but he just smiles over it. He's missed real company. He's missed the company of the dead, being around someone he wasn't hiding a thing with. He's never really had someone he could talk to about this-- he and his primos, there was no talking about it when it was a constant. And the distraction most of all, that's something to be grateful for.
He hums and strokes his chin. "...Can I suggest picking what you find fun, on the caveat that I'm still legally alive and have a lot of fines I'm paying off for it?" Which was to say, despite the Academy's good pay, even as a TA, he was still rather broke.