[That was...very kind of Sampo, very generous, very surprising, and Gepard's saved from the need to blush by them being given two glasses of water and a pot of coffee. He doesn't know if he's thankful for the distraction, or a little bit perturbed by the look he's given by the waitress. Something...
If he had to describe it, knowing. He'd describe it as knowing, but Gepard reminds himself that he's far away from being a Silvermane Guard and wouldn't know how to read people anymore.
But she leaves, and he's left alone again with Sampo, whose presence seems to fill the space more and more. He's like acid, eating away at enamel, revealing...what? Nothing that's worth revealing.]
That's very optimistic of you. [Kind. But he's not going to say that.] And you had more of a role in things than I did. You actually did something. You were...down there. [Even if his role was a small one, it was larger than his own: Sampo was actually where change was happening. It had been a bitter pill to swallow when Gepard first realized that, but- well. Fatherhood has a way of making men accept things.] I just kept the worst from happening. So you really shouldn't sell yourself short.
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Date: 2024-10-19 01:28 am (UTC)If he had to describe it, knowing. He'd describe it as knowing, but Gepard reminds himself that he's far away from being a Silvermane Guard and wouldn't know how to read people anymore.
But she leaves, and he's left alone again with Sampo, whose presence seems to fill the space more and more. He's like acid, eating away at enamel, revealing...what? Nothing that's worth revealing.]
That's very optimistic of you. [Kind. But he's not going to say that.] And you had more of a role in things than I did. You actually did something. You were...down there. [Even if his role was a small one, it was larger than his own: Sampo was actually where change was happening. It had been a bitter pill to swallow when Gepard first realized that, but- well. Fatherhood has a way of making men accept things.] I just kept the worst from happening. So you really shouldn't sell yourself short.