Aventurine smiles quietly when she starts breathing deeply, taking his advice. "Good girl," he hums, knowing phrases like that from him can piss her off. A way to test the waters perhaps...
Aw Numby. They did their best. He sets his elbows on his knees in a casual posture in front of them both, giving the trotter a pat on the head as it skitters away.
Then she asks about. His clothes. "Excuse me?" he snorts, more amused than offended. Still just a little offended though. Just a little. "This just so happens to be my favorite jacket right now, back from the dead! It's a treasure, so I wear it. Why, what's so strange about it, hmmmm?" He's laying a trap for her. Some would consider it mean-spirited. To them it's just another Tuesday. "This is actually one of my newest acquisitions! I've been here for awhile, Topaz, there aren't exactly clothing stores here on the abandoned ghost boat. Gotta take what I can get~"
And then she's spiraling more. He holds her gaze, still smiling, albeit a little strained at the edges. Oh boy. He goes to take her hands but then she stands up, stress bubbling over. "Now now, calm down. I already told you, but I can start over if I was going too fast for you. Anything for my poor little subordinate~" He's really playing with fire with that one. But if she snaps at him, it'll be a normalcy.
He sighs, leaning back, hanging his arms over the back of the chair. He gives Numby a little scritch on the snout as it passes. "Yep. No contact with anyone. IPC, Penacony, Xianzhou Alliance...no one. Not even the Nameless. Believe me, I tried! No cell service. But!" He holds up a finger before she can start spiraling again. "We're hardly 'alone'. I've been making...alliances, shall we say, with the people on this ship. Many are from many worlds, ones even the IPC hasn't reached or heard of. Isn't that fascinating?" He grins, figuring the possible profit might catch her attention. "I'm sure putting our heads together, we can figure out a way off this boat, but in the meantime, Aeons preserve Toppa, breathe. It's hardly the end of the world. It's okay. You're okay."
And this yapper is yappin. Feel free to pick and choose what she responds to, sorry lmao
Aw Numby. They did their best. He sets his elbows on his knees in a casual posture in front of them both, giving the trotter a pat on the head as it skitters away.
Then she asks about. His clothes. "Excuse me?" he snorts, more amused than offended. Still just a little offended though. Just a little. "This just so happens to be my favorite jacket right now, back from the dead! It's a treasure, so I wear it. Why, what's so strange about it, hmmmm?" He's laying a trap for her. Some would consider it mean-spirited. To them it's just another Tuesday. "This is actually one of my newest acquisitions! I've been here for awhile, Topaz, there aren't exactly clothing stores here on the abandoned ghost boat. Gotta take what I can get~"
And then she's spiraling more. He holds her gaze, still smiling, albeit a little strained at the edges. Oh boy. He goes to take her hands but then she stands up, stress bubbling over. "Now now, calm down. I already told you, but I can start over if I was going too fast for you. Anything for my poor little subordinate~" He's really playing with fire with that one. But if she snaps at him, it'll be a normalcy.
He sighs, leaning back, hanging his arms over the back of the chair. He gives Numby a little scritch on the snout as it passes. "Yep. No contact with anyone. IPC, Penacony, Xianzhou Alliance...no one. Not even the Nameless. Believe me, I tried! No cell service. But!" He holds up a finger before she can start spiraling again. "We're hardly 'alone'. I've been making...alliances, shall we say, with the people on this ship. Many are from many worlds, ones even the IPC hasn't reached or heard of. Isn't that fascinating?" He grins, figuring the possible profit might catch her attention. "I'm sure putting our heads together, we can figure out a way off this boat, but in the meantime, Aeons preserve Toppa, breathe. It's hardly the end of the world. It's okay. You're okay."