[Hayate was more than welcome to have as much of his chair as he wanted and Shiro leaned forward a little into the attention, working his hands down to the dog's shoulders with murmurs of 'good boy, good dog'.
And he notices the 'for a time now' in the woman's answer as well. Something about the way she carries herself... he's not surprised.]
Administration can be worse than field work. [He says it with humor and understanding and his right hand comes up in automatic response to hers
before hesitating before closing the distance.
That's his metal hand. His Galra tech hand. And if he's pretty sure he's far enough outside Galra circles for that last part to be recognized... its still a metal not-hand and off putting to some. Using his left, human hand would be awkward though and - he finishes closing the distance and grasps her hand in a firm but easy handshake.
He's in short sleeves. She's been aware of the metal arm that disappears up into them since she arrived, he's sure. He offers a smile.]
Shirogane Takashi. Shiro to anyone that shares their dog with me.
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And he notices the 'for a time now' in the woman's answer as well. Something about the way she carries herself... he's not surprised.]
Administration can be worse than field work. [He says it with humor and understanding and his right hand comes up in automatic response to hers
before hesitating before closing the distance.
That's his metal hand. His Galra tech hand. And if he's pretty sure he's far enough outside Galra circles for that last part to be recognized... its still a metal not-hand and off putting to some. Using his left, human hand would be awkward though and - he finishes closing the distance and grasps her hand in a firm but easy handshake.
He's in short sleeves. She's been aware of the metal arm that disappears up into them since she arrived, he's sure. He offers a smile.]
Shirogane Takashi. Shiro to anyone that shares their dog with me.