As he speaks, he is gentle and patient, and completely upfront, or as much as he can manage from his tone and his body language. She needs to know that he's not poking fun at her, or trying to belittle her legitimately incredible capability, but also, like. ]
You've told me that, at age sixteen, you're a nigh-Olympic fencer, which is an unimaginable athletic feat and I am both incredibly impressed and so proud of you for that. That is not something just anybody gets to do. I don't think I was doing anything at your age.
[ But. ] You have also, not a minute ago, told me that the real Blackbeard is here, the real actual king of pirates who is still a mythic figurehead after several hundred years. Like. Blackbeard.
[ Also his roommate could probably kill him by building a bomb with two sticks and a straw if she wanted to, and he's pretty sure he saw a guy with a sword heavier than a fridge this morning. ]
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Darcy... [ How does he say this?
As he speaks, he is gentle and patient, and completely upfront, or as much as he can manage from his tone and his body language. She needs to know that he's not poking fun at her, or trying to belittle her legitimately incredible capability, but also, like. ]
You've told me that, at age sixteen, you're a nigh-Olympic fencer, which is an unimaginable athletic feat and I am both incredibly impressed and so proud of you for that. That is not something just anybody gets to do. I don't think I was doing anything at your age.
[ But. ] You have also, not a minute ago, told me that the real Blackbeard is here, the real actual king of pirates who is still a mythic figurehead after several hundred years. Like. Blackbeard.
[ Also his roommate could probably kill him by building a bomb with two sticks and a straw if she wanted to, and he's pretty sure he saw a guy with a sword heavier than a fridge this morning. ]