[ Oh man. Yeah. Therion inhales and then lets out his breath slowly, looking down at his stew without really seeing it. ]
That so?
[ He stirs his stew again, quiet for perhaps a second or two too long before he seems to snap back to himself. When he looks over at Xie Lian again, his smile is small and more genuine. ]
... I hope you never change, then. At least... not about this.
[ And then looking back down at the stew, though the smile lingers. ]
The world could use more people like you.
[ He means it - and, though Therion probably won't say this part aloud any time soon, he'll definitely go out of his way to watch Xie Lian's back in the future. What can he say? He's real soft for people like this, who really mean it. People like this deserve better than all the awful shit the world flings at 'em. ]
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That so?
[ He stirs his stew again, quiet for perhaps a second or two too long before he seems to snap back to himself. When he looks over at Xie Lian again, his smile is small and more genuine. ]
... I hope you never change, then. At least... not about this.
[ And then looking back down at the stew, though the smile lingers. ]
The world could use more people like you.
[ He means it - and, though Therion probably won't say this part aloud any time soon, he'll definitely go out of his way to watch Xie Lian's back in the future. What can he say? He's real soft for people like this, who really mean it. People like this deserve better than all the awful shit the world flings at 'em. ]