[bit by slow ticking time bit, he relaxed enough to turn his attention toward their actual physical task. a cut here, a slice there, and it was the purple ones they wanted, not the blue, right...? oh, he should double check. turned to place the more obvious bundle into the Chocobo's saddle, and give her a light push away with a quiet go on! - Solveig would come when called, and he'd told Hope he'd take her exercising, not have her stand around somewhere new. okay. blackglass. which nox truffles...]
[...]
[it doesn't take much time to remember to glance up at her words, but there is a small pause in which he sees her out of the corner of his eyes and pauses himself.]
[only say what you want to say comes to mind with how uncertain she looks, but (as far as he knew) she'd never failed to do that before. so. did she know what she was thanking him for? did she just not know what else to say? did it mean anything? did it---- oh, no, he couldn't speculate, couldn't stand and stare. simply, abruptly, honestly:]
Anytime.
[followed by a quick nod and determined turn back to the truffles, blackglass clutched to his chest. crouched again over the truffles, willing the word to speak loud enough for what this was. whatever this was.]
no subject
[...]
[it doesn't take much time to remember to glance up at her words, but there is a small pause in which he sees her out of the corner of his eyes and pauses himself.]
[only say what you want to say comes to mind with how uncertain she looks, but (as far as he knew) she'd never failed to do that before. so. did she know what she was thanking him for? did she just not know what else to say? did it mean anything? did it---- oh, no, he couldn't speculate, couldn't stand and stare. simply, abruptly, honestly:]
Anytime.
[followed by a quick nod and determined turn back to the truffles, blackglass clutched to his chest. crouched again over the truffles, willing the word to speak loud enough for what this was. whatever this was.]