Far better than the alternative. You've enough on your mind without holding a grudge.
[She's still learning his ticks and quirks. It'll be some time yet before she can pick her way through deadpanned humor. But she tries.]
You're dear to me as well, Gregor. It's why I became as mad as I was. I handled everything poorly but...I do count you close.
You're dear to me as well, Gregor. It's why I became as mad as I was. I handled everything poorly but...I do count you close.
I would like to say I'm not normally so blunt with those I care for...but that would be lying. I do not normally strike them, though.
Habit. If I don't remind myself of my mistakes I'll never learn from them. Or at least that is the rationalization I've given myself.
Some might say I'm already there. They're idiots for thinking so, but some would say that.
True, but I am neurotic. Better than I once was, true, but I've some work yet left ahead of me.
You're not a LeBlanc unless you have an anxiety disorder of some sort.
Really. We've two or three separate specialists on hand- and have kept them in practice for quite some time.
Perhaps I am. It would not surprise me overmuch, considering how caught up most of my family is in making a solid standing for themselves. As for the language...the root would be similar, I suppose? Context would change a great deal of meaning.
It'd matter less here. Automatic translation being what it is, at least.
Hello? Um, Greg? This is Ikki - although we haven't met!
I know you're Loki's roommate, and I was just wondering if you know what he's up to, maybe? I haven't heard from him in a little bit.
I know you're Loki's roommate, and I was just wondering if you know what he's up to, maybe? I haven't heard from him in a little bit.
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