[ For a split second there, he tenses a little when she says the word knight, but just as quickly wills himself to relax. It's probably not—definitely not, considering she's not even from his galaxy—the same kind of knight that he's thinking of. A knight like him.
The rest just sounds like a scramble of words to him, and by the end he's still not really clear on what it is she... does, exactly. He's not really sure how to ask now, though, when she's moved on already. ]
Yeah, I know what you mean.
[ Starting from square one, that is. His tone is slightly subdued, but he offers her a small, understanding smile, which is soon transformed into something more sheepish. ]
Well. [ He brings a hand up to rub the back of his neck, weighing his answer. ] Not anymore. I was actually about to start over again, I guess. Mostly.
[ Mostly because unlike before, he had the Mantis' crew this time. Allies. Friends. Which is more than he's ever had to start over with before, and as it turns out, that makes all the difference in the galaxy. Because more than anything else he may have going for him in his own universe, he misses them. ]
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The rest just sounds like a scramble of words to him, and by the end he's still not really clear on what it is she... does, exactly. He's not really sure how to ask now, though, when she's moved on already. ]
Yeah, I know what you mean.
[ Starting from square one, that is. His tone is slightly subdued, but he offers her a small, understanding smile, which is soon transformed into something more sheepish. ]
Well. [ He brings a hand up to rub the back of his neck, weighing his answer. ] Not anymore. I was actually about to start over again, I guess. Mostly.
[ Mostly because unlike before, he had the Mantis' crew this time. Allies. Friends. Which is more than he's ever had to start over with before, and as it turns out, that makes all the difference in the galaxy. Because more than anything else he may have going for him in his own universe, he misses them. ]