I think it makes a far more appropriate contest between us, [ Lucius answers, with a smile sharp and impish to match.
Which makes it a clever gambit on Eridanus' part to shift the conversation to such a melancholy subject. Lucius' foot slides from its place beneath the cuff of Eridanus' slacks, its arch coming to rest over the back of Eridanus' foot instead. ]
Trying to distract with less appealing thoughts, Eridanus? [ The cadence to his voice suggests teasing, but but there's a measure of seriousness to it that belies his playful manner. His eyes drop to the board, and again, his eyes are focused on Eridanus' half of the board as he considers the moves he had taken last. ] It's true that it takes a special kind of man to have nothing redeeming about him.
[ And yet, he doesn't change the subject. It's one that is beyond him, more so than fethesi or regicide or chess, he hungers to know all of Eridanus' heart as much as Eridanus yearns for more of his. ]
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Which makes it a clever gambit on Eridanus' part to shift the conversation to such a melancholy subject. Lucius' foot slides from its place beneath the cuff of Eridanus' slacks, its arch coming to rest over the back of Eridanus' foot instead. ]
Trying to distract with less appealing thoughts, Eridanus? [ The cadence to his voice suggests teasing, but but there's a measure of seriousness to it that belies his playful manner. His eyes drop to the board, and again, his eyes are focused on Eridanus' half of the board as he considers the moves he had taken last. ] It's true that it takes a special kind of man to have nothing redeeming about him.
[ And yet, he doesn't change the subject. It's one that is beyond him, more so than fethesi or regicide or chess, he hungers to know all of Eridanus' heart as much as Eridanus yearns for more of his. ]