[ Ephemera just raises an eyebrow, watching the young man pull the knife out of the wall — kid, really. But a kid who knows how to handle a blade. There's no hesitation with the motion, no unnecessary flashiness. Ephemera remembers being nineteen and in awe of knives, wanting to do all the tricks in the book. The sergeant beat that tendency out of him. And then she turned around and taught him how to do it right. He never learned how to dance the way she could, but he can handle himself with a blade.
Apparently it's a skill lots of people are picking up these days. Ain't that fun. ]
Whole lot of people trying to find their bearings here. They don't need knives flying around.
[ His tone is very even. He doesn't snap, though his old self would have. Hell, his nineteen-year-old self would've taken it like a challenge, puffed himself up to his full height and gone either for a laugh or an all-out fight, whichever seemed more interesting.
His nineteen-year-old self was an idiot. These days, Ephemera's mostly just tired. A fight would bring him clarity, maybe even a temporary sort of peace, but he knows himself well enough; it wouldn't last. And then he'd feel even worse in the aftermath. What would a fight bring him except for a temporary reprieve?
Besides. That's what the clubs are for. At least then he's earning money. ]
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Apparently it's a skill lots of people are picking up these days. Ain't that fun. ]
Whole lot of people trying to find their bearings here. They don't need knives flying around.
[ His tone is very even. He doesn't snap, though his old self would have. Hell, his nineteen-year-old self would've taken it like a challenge, puffed himself up to his full height and gone either for a laugh or an all-out fight, whichever seemed more interesting.
His nineteen-year-old self was an idiot. These days, Ephemera's mostly just tired. A fight would bring him clarity, maybe even a temporary sort of peace, but he knows himself well enough; it wouldn't last. And then he'd feel even worse in the aftermath. What would a fight bring him except for a temporary reprieve?
Besides. That's what the clubs are for. At least then he's earning money. ]