[ Ayato... really... She manages not to sigh but she can't help but familiar dead-pan look her face falls into. ]
And that was why I was suggesting that this time you didn't have to act like you always have.
As she's told him many times now--if he wants, he could have a different life here. But this time, just as much as the others, he's told her as much he doesn't believe it, doesn't want it. You can take a mule to water, but you can't make it drink.
Never mind. Have you already written up your speech? Did you need someone to look at it?
[ She assumes he's going to put together something formally scripted, but she could be wrong. ]
{ he shakes his head, the only response to her first concerns. he's going to be stubborn about this. }
Not yet, I won't complete the first draft until I've managed to speak to the seasonal power holders here in case it is something they've seen before. And I want to ensure no one rushes out to try and face it themselves. { he sighs } If it manages to get out of that place... I'm not sure it wouldn't stop growing.
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And that was why I was suggesting that this time you didn't have to act like you always have.
As she's told him many times now--if he wants, he could have a different life here. But this time, just as much as the others, he's told her as much he doesn't believe it, doesn't want it. You can take a mule to water, but you can't make it drink.
Never mind. Have you already written up your speech? Did you need someone to look at it?
[ She assumes he's going to put together something formally scripted, but she could be wrong. ]
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Not yet, I won't complete the first draft until I've managed to speak to the seasonal power holders here in case it is something they've seen before. And I want to ensure no one rushes out to try and face it themselves. { he sighs } If it manages to get out of that place... I'm not sure it wouldn't stop growing.