[Lorenz' hand almost immediately lifts to press his fingertips to his chest, lightly tracing the ridge of one steel petal not unlike the same gesture, same tell, he had in his youth when the flower was silk instead. Well, now he felt perfectly foolish.]
That is the best news I have heard in months, I swear. Do forgive my rudeness, Ferdinand, surely you must understand a measure of caution is required at all times given the... most disagreeable state of things.
[Apology given, however, his smile returns this time brighter and more genuine. Violet eyes flicker from Ferdinand to the beach beyond, the shambling city beyond.]
If we're speaking of co-existence, however, I must ask what in the heavens is going on here. The... residents [Stressed slightly, with a subtle tilt of the head, not unlike how one might refer to other indelicate topics not fit for noble conversation, especially not publicly.] seem to have some very uncouth ideas of appropriate use of my -our- time.
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That is the best news I have heard in months, I swear. Do forgive my rudeness, Ferdinand, surely you must understand a measure of caution is required at all times given the... most disagreeable state of things.
[Apology given, however, his smile returns this time brighter and more genuine. Violet eyes flicker from Ferdinand to the beach beyond, the shambling city beyond.]
If we're speaking of co-existence, however, I must ask what in the heavens is going on here. The... residents [Stressed slightly, with a subtle tilt of the head, not unlike how one might refer to other indelicate topics not fit for noble conversation, especially not publicly.] seem to have some very uncouth ideas of appropriate use of my -our- time.