[Though Henry's totally tone-deaf in his behavior, he's surprisingly sensitive to the air of others, and he can easily detect her disdain for his words. It wouldn't be the first time he made some sort of blunder like this, but he's eager not to keep disappointing her. His breath hitches and he chews on his thoughts and her words.]
Liiike... among the stars? Oh!
[Thesa Station, of course! He, like many others, can relate to finding his fellow soldiers and friends more worthy of awakening than he is still locked away in slumber. He raises a finger in realization.]
[Thesa Station. Space. Spaceships. They're just a few of the countless new words she has been forced to hear since she had awoken there... and they do not taste right on her tongue, connect right in her mind. Words for concepts she'd never even considered, places she'd never seen, and fanciful dreams of a future she'd never dreamed.]
... I am.
[The reply is grit, reluctantly given- but there was little point to pretending it was not so. A jinba stood out in this place, even among this misfit "crew".]
Oh, right. That. I asked more than one question, after all. My mistake. It's too bad, because I wanted to talk to you some more, but what's fair is fair! Just make it painless, 'kay?
[Silly him, he's gotten away with more than she permitted. He prepares himself for death again now that he's done asking questions and turns to give his temple back to her, when he plays back the conversation from earlier, remembers her demands, and connects the dots.
Her enemy. Those she serves. The black sky. ...Oh. Henry jolts in place with delayed realization and grins at her.]
I'm NOT your enemy. We're allies! Yay! [He laughs, excitement renewed.] That means I can talk to you some more, right?!
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Liiike... among the stars? Oh!
[Thesa Station, of course! He, like many others, can relate to finding his fellow soldiers and friends more worthy of awakening than he is still locked away in slumber. He raises a finger in realization.]
Still asleep, huh? Are you the only one awake?
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... I am.
[The reply is grit, reluctantly given- but there was little point to pretending it was not so. A jinba stood out in this place, even among this misfit "crew".]
Not that it matters.
[If she said it enough-]
The matter is your trespass.
no subject
[Silly him, he's gotten away with more than she permitted. He prepares himself for death again now that he's done asking questions and turns to give his temple back to her, when he plays back the conversation from earlier, remembers her demands, and connects the dots.
Her enemy. Those she serves. The black sky. ...Oh. Henry jolts in place with delayed realization and grins at her.]
I'm NOT your enemy. We're allies! Yay! [He laughs, excitement renewed.] That means I can talk to you some more, right?!