[ It settles weird. Something about it. Silco has always been able to redirect Jinx well enough β lack of enthusiasm was a tantrum but she'd do it anyway β but there's something to it. There's a gap they are both ignoring. Something between them that he doesn't understand, doesn't know the shape of. Is it there?
Is he ignoring it? Is he imagining it? It's nothing. It's something. It's something that he can't reach out and bridge without understanding how vast and deep it is β it doesn't exist at all. He could step over it β fall into it β with such confidence.
His lips twitch. ]
Hm.
[ A lift of his shoulders. ] We can work out details later.
[ If she breached the conversation.
He doesn't understand it. Is everything different? What happened? Why does it feel so... wrong? ]
I'd gather you would much rather dig into this right now, hm? At the very least, it is something to pass... [ A wave of his hand and a look of distaste crossed his face. ] All this spare time.
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Is he ignoring it? Is he imagining it? It's nothing. It's something. It's something that he can't reach out and bridge without understanding how vast and deep it is β it doesn't exist at all. He could step over it β fall into it β with such confidence.
His lips twitch. ]
Hm.
[ A lift of his shoulders. ] We can work out details later.
[ If she breached the conversation.
He doesn't understand it. Is everything different? What happened? Why does it feel so... wrong? ]
I'd gather you would much rather dig into this right now, hm? At the very least, it is something to pass... [ A wave of his hand and a look of distaste crossed his face. ] All this spare time.