No, that was not my intent. It was merely to encourage you to pursue whatever passions you prefer. [ sola pauses, considering his first conclusion, delicately running her fingertips along the rim of her now empty cup.. ] Certainly, I cannot deny the benefits, but no, that was not my intent.
[He visibly relaxes as she denies that it was her intent, trusting that she is as honest now as she has been this afternoon. His fingers toy with the handle of his tea cup quietly a moment, before he looks back up at her.]
Thank you. I'm sorry if I misinterpreted your encouragement. It's a sore subject between my family and I.
[He does not elaborate, not wanting to share and not wanting to ruin the evening with his family baggage. There is time enough for all of that.]
While it is an interest, I may take the opportunity to explore other things as well, now that I'll have the freedom to do so.
[It would be nice to find a passion of his own. A calling that hasn't been warped by the culture of his people, and can be put to use for the good of his new home planet.]
[ though it was not apparent in what she has read and memorized about him, it can be parsed out through his comments here and there. perhaps they can dive into that another time, whenever he's ready. it seems as if he is ready to finds ways to settle into his new life here and sola will make sure he will be as comfortable as possible. ]
And I will support that. [ they will be watched and sola knows that he will be met with some scrutiny, but it's starting to sound like they will be able to play their cards right. ] I hope you will come to enjoy being here.
[Rilan's diplomatic explanation brings a similarly diplomatic response from Sola. While he intends to do his best to become a friend and Ally to Sola, and feels he's made some headway to opening lines of communication and the idea that trust could be between them, it feels safe to sometimes hide behind what is both plain speaking and still carefully phrased.
He does not want to get into fussing and word wrangling on the first meeting with his intended, and he is grateful for her political instincts that allow them both to sidestep that.]
I appreciate that, Sola, and have little doubt that I will enjoy and appreciate being here. On this planet, and with you.
[He doesn't like to lean hard on wording and phrasing like this, finding it elegant but a little stiff for his tastes in the long-term. He picks up his cup to take another sip, finds it empty, and laughs a little at himself as he shows it to her.]
I was more absorbed in our conversation than I realized. I think I'll take it as a good sign for the future.
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Date: 2020-06-16 05:47 am (UTC)No, that was not my intent. It was merely to encourage you to pursue whatever passions you prefer. [ sola pauses, considering his first conclusion, delicately running her fingertips along the rim of her now empty cup.. ] Certainly, I cannot deny the benefits, but no, that was not my intent.
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Date: 2020-06-16 06:29 am (UTC)Thank you. I'm sorry if I misinterpreted your encouragement. It's a sore subject between my family and I.
[He does not elaborate, not wanting to share and not wanting to ruin the evening with his family baggage. There is time enough for all of that.]
While it is an interest, I may take the opportunity to explore other things as well, now that I'll have the freedom to do so.
[It would be nice to find a passion of his own. A calling that hasn't been warped by the culture of his people, and can be put to use for the good of his new home planet.]
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Date: 2020-06-19 04:47 am (UTC)[ though it was not apparent in what she has read and memorized about him, it can be parsed out through his comments here and there. perhaps they can dive into that another time, whenever he's ready. it seems as if he is ready to finds ways to settle into his new life here and sola will make sure he will be as comfortable as possible. ]
And I will support that. [ they will be watched and sola knows that he will be met with some scrutiny, but it's starting to sound like they will be able to play their cards right. ] I hope you will come to enjoy being here.
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Date: 2020-06-21 02:31 am (UTC)He does not want to get into fussing and word wrangling on the first meeting with his intended, and he is grateful for her political instincts that allow them both to sidestep that.]
I appreciate that, Sola, and have little doubt that I will enjoy and appreciate being here. On this planet, and with you.
[He doesn't like to lean hard on wording and phrasing like this, finding it elegant but a little stiff for his tastes in the long-term. He picks up his cup to take another sip, finds it empty, and laughs a little at himself as he shows it to her.]
I was more absorbed in our conversation than I realized. I think I'll take it as a good sign for the future.