[I did it. I made it through the intro and the first lecture and am done for the week. \o/ BRING ON THE WEEKEND and all the tags (I say, as though Friday doesn't even exist).]
Of all the answers Aurus had possibly been prepared for, that perfect-cat-and-dog-storm was certainly not one of them. It was peculiar and this time quite unlike anything he knew--the boy who saw through his dog's eyes in particular. That was fascinating. What it meant about the bond between the child and the animal for that sight to be not just metaphorical, but literal. And as far as getting used to it went, Aurus smiled, "Then I suppose it's not really a surprise that you've accepted a talking plant with such ease."
It was, to be fair, the first time he'd spoken about himself in precisely that way or put exactly that fine a point on the matter, but he definitely wasn't doing it just to shock Hank or provoke a reaction from him. In its way the remark was slightly self-deprecating. Maybe, though, he wouldn't have been totally surprised if he happened to surprise Hank a bit, since he didn't think that the extent of his species difference had fully settled on anyone here yet. (Or else maybe they simply didn't care.)
At any rate, he nodded his thanks as the reached the library door and said, in a low voice, "I'll see you later then," as he quietly stepped inside.
He was more than happy to wend his way quietly through shelves of books, waiting for Charles to finish...and maybe listening in a bit. He was interested to hear Charles teach, especially since philosophy, much more than science, was a topic that felt natural to him. Being a proverbial fly on the wall for a few moments suited him just fine...though he did try to make his way to a place between the shelves where Charles, but not his students, could see that he was there, hanging back so as not to interrupt.
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Of all the answers Aurus had possibly been prepared for, that perfect-cat-and-dog-storm was certainly not one of them. It was peculiar and this time quite unlike anything he knew--the boy who saw through his dog's eyes in particular. That was fascinating. What it meant about the bond between the child and the animal for that sight to be not just metaphorical, but literal. And as far as getting used to it went, Aurus smiled, "Then I suppose it's not really a surprise that you've accepted a talking plant with such ease."
It was, to be fair, the first time he'd spoken about himself in precisely that way or put exactly that fine a point on the matter, but he definitely wasn't doing it just to shock Hank or provoke a reaction from him. In its way the remark was slightly self-deprecating. Maybe, though, he wouldn't have been totally surprised if he happened to surprise Hank a bit, since he didn't think that the extent of his species difference had fully settled on anyone here yet. (Or else maybe they simply didn't care.)
At any rate, he nodded his thanks as the reached the library door and said, in a low voice, "I'll see you later then," as he quietly stepped inside.
He was more than happy to wend his way quietly through shelves of books, waiting for Charles to finish...and maybe listening in a bit. He was interested to hear Charles teach, especially since philosophy, much more than science, was a topic that felt natural to him. Being a proverbial fly on the wall for a few moments suited him just fine...though he did try to make his way to a place between the shelves where Charles, but not his students, could see that he was there, hanging back so as not to interrupt.