[ a truthful compliment. xehanort watches mehrak for a long moment more, briefly looking over to kaveh as well, filing his questions away. the empty cup is set aside as xehanort brings a hand to his chin, eyes flicking between the pieces as his attention returns to the game. the bishop is a sacrifice he is willing to make, maneuvering his own knight to pin alhaitham's queen with a satisfied little smirk.
one that disappears quickly at the question, as he flusters slightly. he fights to maintain neutrality in his expression, glancing away as he answers. ]
Sort of. There was a board in my classroom, but I hadn't heard of it where I grew up.
[ he hadn't experienced much of anything at "home" on destiny islands. he supposes chess was fairly common on scala, since all his friends had known how to play. ]
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[ a truthful compliment. xehanort watches mehrak for a long moment more, briefly looking over to kaveh as well, filing his questions away. the empty cup is set aside as xehanort brings a hand to his chin, eyes flicking between the pieces as his attention returns to the game. the bishop is a sacrifice he is willing to make, maneuvering his own knight to pin alhaitham's queen with a satisfied little smirk.
one that disappears quickly at the question, as he flusters slightly. he fights to maintain neutrality in his expression, glancing away as he answers. ]
Sort of. There was a board in my classroom, but I hadn't heard of it where I grew up.
[ he hadn't experienced much of anything at "home" on destiny islands. he supposes chess was fairly common on scala, since all his friends had known how to play. ]