[Perhaps if he had had proper sleep and rest and just in a general better mood, he would have noticed more about her behavior. Noticed the odd way she's acting now compared to her usual and how she's sticking by him instead of telling him off and leaving him. Noticed how deeply her brow furrows as she continues to peck at him. And while he does notice her odd behavior, it's not all quite clicking. He gathers she's here about Mid's leaving, but from Cid's perspective he's "fine."
Okay, sure, he's not looking his best, but what of it? He just had a lot of things to do, projects to work on, money to make. Several of his new inventions were on the cusp of completion, so of course he would just bury himself in his work, it's what he does, anyway.
So what if it also serves to distract him. Maybe it did at first, but it's fine now. Moving on, accepted the facts, no time to mope and wallow, which he isn't.
Except he is, he just doesn't see it.
What he does see right now is Benedikta relentlessly pestering about his appearance, and with his mind as shot and frazzled as it is, it's getting irksome that she's so focused about it.]
Yeah, so? What's it matter to you?
[The words come out a bit sharper than he might have intended, but his patience is running thin.]
I can handle it on my own, don't need you fussing and nagging about it.
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Okay, sure, he's not looking his best, but what of it? He just had a lot of things to do, projects to work on, money to make. Several of his new inventions were on the cusp of completion, so of course he would just bury himself in his work, it's what he does, anyway.
So what if it also serves to distract him. Maybe it did at first, but it's fine now. Moving on, accepted the facts, no time to mope and wallow, which he isn't.
Except he is, he just doesn't see it.
What he does see right now is Benedikta relentlessly pestering about his appearance, and with his mind as shot and frazzled as it is, it's getting irksome that she's so focused about it.]
Yeah, so? What's it matter to you?
[The words come out a bit sharper than he might have intended, but his patience is running thin.]
I can handle it on my own, don't need you fussing and nagging about it.