[ Truthfully, it hadn't felt like an hour. Something about Inej's quiet and determined focus had made it easy to go back and forth with her. And while having people fear him is a useful reputation to have, it's also shockingly nice to have someone who isn't edging away from him or looking at him like he might bite.
Relieving, in a strange way. Because then he could focus on teaching her and not having to work past a wall of fear to do it. He's not sure he would have the patience for it, understanding or not. She also hadn't chattered the entire time; while he's closer to Jesper than any of the other Dregs, he can only handle so much.
She stretches her hands out and he thinks about what else needs to be done, expression slightly far away as he considers next steps. Her question shakes him out of it, innocuous and maybe a little perplexing. No one's asked him that in a while. ]
Not really, but I'll go up with you. Get some ice for those hands.
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Date: 2020-12-27 11:16 pm (UTC)Relieving, in a strange way. Because then he could focus on teaching her and not having to work past a wall of fear to do it. He's not sure he would have the patience for it, understanding or not. She also hadn't chattered the entire time; while he's closer to Jesper than any of the other Dregs, he can only handle so much.
She stretches her hands out and he thinks about what else needs to be done, expression slightly far away as he considers next steps. Her question shakes him out of it, innocuous and maybe a little perplexing. No one's asked him that in a while. ]
Not really, but I'll go up with you. Get some ice for those hands.