Cassian shook his head over their clasped hands. "No. I'm sorry. I say, 'Tell me everything,' then I keep getting upset at what you tell me.
"It's all brand new. It's like…" He did one of his exhalation-laughs and raised his eyes to her. "I never talk about this. Well. It's like my first time going to a new planet, as a child. Then, I had no one I trusted or who spoke my language. I'm so glad, now, I'm with you."
Straightening up, he released one hand and readjusted his grip with the other. "Maybe the city will wait for tomorrow after all. When I can look around for myself and compare what I see with what you tell me." Which wasn't distrust of her, he considered it his due diligence.
"For now… I know, when I'm sitting down I want to be walking, when I'm walking I need to stop… Is there a good place to stop and talk out of doors? Best of both worlds."
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Date: 2025-05-11 03:11 am (UTC)"It's all brand new. It's like…" He did one of his exhalation-laughs and raised his eyes to her. "I never talk about this. Well. It's like my first time going to a new planet, as a child. Then, I had no one I trusted or who spoke my language. I'm so glad, now, I'm with you."
Straightening up, he released one hand and readjusted his grip with the other. "Maybe the city will wait for tomorrow after all. When I can look around for myself and compare what I see with what you tell me." Which wasn't distrust of her, he considered it his due diligence.
"For now… I know, when I'm sitting down I want to be walking, when I'm walking I need to stop… Is there a good place to stop and talk out of doors? Best of both worlds."