[ Dokja's calm delivery -- at first -- doesn't do much to quell the quiet sense of uneasiness, but thankfully it's assuaged in short order by the firm and decisive response.
...this is the first time he's spoken to someone who shares the same vehement belief as him, and there is a genuine relief, a gratitude, that spreads like a warmth in Abel's eyes to hear it. ]
I'm--
[ hoo... clearly he had been prepared for another vaguely (extremely) morose conversation, and some of the tension has leaked out of his shoulders. ]
...I'm really glad to hear you say that, Mr. Dokja. Because I don't think it's gone, either. I think we might be in the minority for harboring those beliefs, and... it's for that reason I'm a bit worried about what's ahead.
[ because if spirits have begun fraying, breaking-- then facing whatever is to come... it might be decidedly hard on the more weary of their number. ]
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...this is the first time he's spoken to someone who shares the same vehement belief as him, and there is a genuine relief, a gratitude, that spreads like a warmth in Abel's eyes to hear it. ]
I'm--
[ hoo... clearly he had been prepared for another vaguely (extremely) morose conversation, and some of the tension has leaked out of his shoulders. ]
...I'm really glad to hear you say that, Mr. Dokja. Because I don't think it's gone, either. I think we might be in the minority for harboring those beliefs, and... it's for that reason I'm a bit worried about what's ahead.
[ because if spirits have begun fraying, breaking-- then facing whatever is to come... it might be decidedly hard on the more weary of their number. ]