PCs with Gerome

[swordhandled]

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[maskarang]

That may not be wise. By now, you know as well as I do that I have a cruel streak. Make that offer and you may end up regretting it.

[swordhandled]

I'd regret not making the offer more.

[maskarang]

The "Scion of Legend" can't let anyone down, no matter the personal cost. Is that it?

[swordhandled]

Owain couldn't let down his companions when they need him, more like that.

[maskarang]

[ ... ] You know what comes next.

[swordhandled]

--We proceed to finally bond.

[maskarang]

No. I repeat myself: Minerva is the only companion I need.

[swordhandled]

Oh come on, I thought we were finally getting somewhere.

[maskarang]

... You have, perhaps, made some progress. But only some.

[swordhandled]

You know what, I'll take it.

[maskarang]

You would settle for so little?

[swordhandled]

For right now, considering everything that led up to this point.

[maskarang]

Er. I... may have been at least somewhat too stubborn. Before, that is.

[swordhandled]

You wouldn't be Gerome if you weren't.

[ internal handgestures at your parents ]

[maskarang]

... I owe you an apology all the same. In your own infuriating way, you were trying to help. Poorly, and with the grace of a bucking wyvern, but the attempt was there nonetheless.

[swordhandled]

I apologize as well. After all, just because we've known each other since we were younger doesn't mean that I know everything about you.

[maskarang]

We have much to learn about each another. That said, I will never understand your obsession with listening.

[swordhandled]

The best talkers should also be the best listeners.

[maskarang]

By that logic, you realize I would be both the worst speaker and worst listener.

[swordhandled]

Practice makes perfect! Could you swing your axe the right way the first time you picked it up?

[maskarang]

I could. Father said I was a natural.

[swordhandled]

Riding Minerva?

[maskarang]

[ his posture and silence speak volumes ]

[swordhandled]

Well, there you go.

[maskarang]

[ marginally relaxes ] At any rate, speaking is not a skill I intend to nurture. Listening, on the other hand, I will consider.