I know, I know! It's not like I haven't said it multiple times. The Star.
[ You're giving him far too little credit, Yvaine. Where he comes from, the stars are very much inanimate objects. Or at least that's what the scientists tell them, and he has reason enough to believe them.]
You're saying the star is around here? [ he looks around, left and right, up and down, northeast, and southeast, hoping to catch the sight of something shiny. He even gets down on his knees, his damp pants leaving water marks on the concrete as he pats the ground down. ]
I don't see anything other than bits of gravel. [ he picks a piece of said gravel up, closing one eye and staring at it with the other, as he picks it apart for maybe a hint of starshine.] You know, you shouldn't be so condescending, when you've really no idea what you're talking about.
[ Pressing his mouth into a fine line, Tristan looks at her with dubious sort of expression, eyebrows peaked as he waits for her to snap back. And still, he is completely oblivious to her injury and his partial fault in it.]
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Date: 2009-09-15 02:55 am (UTC)[ You're giving him far too little credit, Yvaine. Where he comes from, the stars are very much inanimate objects. Or at least that's what the scientists tell them, and he has reason enough to believe them.]
You're saying the star is around here? [ he looks around, left and right, up and down, northeast, and southeast, hoping to catch the sight of something shiny. He even gets down on his knees, his damp pants leaving water marks on the concrete as he pats the ground down. ]
I don't see anything other than bits of gravel. [ he picks a piece of said gravel up, closing one eye and staring at it with the other, as he picks it apart for maybe a hint of starshine.] You know, you shouldn't be so condescending, when you've really no idea what you're talking about.
[ Pressing his mouth into a fine line, Tristan looks at her with dubious sort of expression, eyebrows peaked as he waits for her to snap back. And still, he is completely oblivious to her injury and his partial fault in it.]