[normally, he'd probably ask for more clarification with a response like that. But here, even Olivine's murmured question feels rhetorical—and it's really no surprise if he thinks about it. Poised and collected, quietly dangerous—these are all feelings that come to mind when regarding Rufus' mannerisms. The very nature of him catches on something the priest can't register, something that pulls him forward a few steps when he speaks.
... maybe it's the heaviness in his tone, a disdain his instinct is to help soothe. He supposes that doesn't matter, in the end. Those are thoughts for his lucid self, and not the one here who is practically a taut string in attention with the look on the blond's eye. This one is curious only about that and how it relates to him.]
It sounds like you've a particular idea of where to begin that effort.
[is he reading him right? Olivine can't be sure—but he's also not worried (yet). A hand rests on his chest as the devilish itch he's been ignoring swells again. This resort anyway...]
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[normally, he'd probably ask for more clarification with a response like that. But here, even Olivine's murmured question feels rhetorical—and it's really no surprise if he thinks about it. Poised and collected, quietly dangerous—these are all feelings that come to mind when regarding Rufus' mannerisms. The very nature of him catches on something the priest can't register, something that pulls him forward a few steps when he speaks.
... maybe it's the heaviness in his tone, a disdain his instinct is to help soothe. He supposes that doesn't matter, in the end. Those are thoughts for his lucid self, and not the one here who is practically a taut string in attention with the look on the blond's eye. This one is curious only about that and how it relates to him.]
It sounds like you've a particular idea of where to begin that effort.
[is he reading him right? Olivine can't be sure—but he's also not worried (yet). A hand rests on his chest as the devilish itch he's been ignoring swells again. This resort anyway...]
If I can assist in that, please allow me.