[ooc: I totally understand! These are big tags and IRL can be pretty unforgiving. I'm just super glad I didn't badger you with so much setting that I made the thread awkward. Thank you so much for tagging with me. ;w; And no you're fantastic!!!]
[As long as he doesn't go for it within 24 hours, he beats Belle.
The reactions to Kiritsugu's presence are varied on all fronts. Kiryna regards him with politely masked interest. It's easy to see that she's considering the same things Kiritsugu and El were- unification in order to escape. The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that. Were it not for Meridia butting in at that moment, the tension would have become palpable. As it is, she cheerfully introduces herself as a Divine, younger half-sister of El and a student of the academy. If she notices Kiritsugu's reserve, she doesn't seem put off by it and instead endeavors to act like there is no difference in station between them at all. Jolan, on the other hand, acts just as reserved as the Weapon. Taciturn and responding only in nods of acknowledgement, he's in his late thirties but carries himself in such a way that says he can hold his own in a fight. His hair, in typical Magus fashion, is pale-blond and swept away from his face. Beyond a simple greeting, he seems content to watch from a distance, his thoughts hidden behind an impeccable poker face.
It's because El starts to sense the growing connection between Kiryna and Kiritsugu that he put up so little fuss when sent shopping. The less time these two spend together, he feels, the longer this tentative peace will last. While it may inevitable that this is going to come crashing down around his ears, he will prolong that for as long as he can. It may be foolish optimism on his part, but just as they have no reason to trust him, he in turn has no reason to put his faith in them to keep his family safe. And why would they when they're of Magus blood? What would motivate them to try and practice the unity Pavao so desires?
... he's just giving himself a headache. Last night's research went late into the night and he did not sleep well, thus making him extremely cranky today. So much so that when Kiritsugu replies with what can only be called attitude, El's response is less than graceful.] Then should I have said "run headfirst into a horse-carriage" instead?
[His exasperation is ill-concealed at this point, even as he immediately sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose after that rather sharp remark. He knows better than to take his bad moods out on others, but he's so used to Jolan's taciturn nods or Meridia's thick skin that he's become spoiled on this matter. Doubtless, it means nothing to Kiritsugu, but it certainly doesn't help to endear him to the other.] ... please, don't stray too far from me.
[It's as close to an apology as he's likely to get.]
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As long as he doesn't go for it within 24 hours, he beats Belle.The reactions to Kiritsugu's presence are varied on all fronts. Kiryna regards him with politely masked interest. It's easy to see that she's considering the same things Kiritsugu and El were- unification in order to escape. The enemy of my enemy is my friend and all that. Were it not for Meridia butting in at that moment, the tension would have become palpable. As it is, she cheerfully introduces herself as a Divine, younger half-sister of El and a student of the academy. If she notices Kiritsugu's reserve, she doesn't seem put off by it and instead endeavors to act like there is no difference in station between them at all. Jolan, on the other hand, acts just as reserved as the Weapon. Taciturn and responding only in nods of acknowledgement, he's in his late thirties but carries himself in such a way that says he can hold his own in a fight. His hair, in typical Magus fashion, is pale-blond and swept away from his face. Beyond a simple greeting, he seems content to watch from a distance, his thoughts hidden behind an impeccable poker face.
It's because El starts to sense the growing connection between Kiryna and Kiritsugu that he put up so little fuss when sent shopping. The less time these two spend together, he feels, the longer this tentative peace will last. While it may inevitable that this is going to come crashing down around his ears, he will prolong that for as long as he can. It may be foolish optimism on his part, but just as they have no reason to trust him, he in turn has no reason to put his faith in them to keep his family safe. And why would they when they're of Magus blood? What would motivate them to try and practice the unity Pavao so desires?
... he's just giving himself a headache. Last night's research went late into the night and he did not sleep well, thus making him extremely cranky today. So much so that when Kiritsugu replies with what can only be called attitude, El's response is less than graceful.] Then should I have said "run headfirst into a horse-carriage" instead?
[His exasperation is ill-concealed at this point, even as he immediately sighs and rubs the bridge of his nose after that rather sharp remark. He knows better than to take his bad moods out on others, but he's so used to Jolan's taciturn nods or Meridia's thick skin that he's become spoiled on this matter. Doubtless, it means nothing to Kiritsugu, but it certainly doesn't help to endear him to the other.] ... please, don't stray too far from me.
[It's as close to an apology as he's likely to get.]