[ Like rats, she says...Anaxagoras hears this and his expression is certainly along the lines of unreadable, because that isn't what he's expecting. Then when she shifts gears, he does say: ]
I'm not the type of person who can pretend who hasn't heard such a statement.
[ Just going to straight up say that! ]
But, I will also say that I've no interest in paints. I'm not much of a painter.
[ As for the other matter, Anaxagoras certainly can pretend to be 'polite', but unfortunately, that would have meant his parents would have had to drill such things into him.
Speaking of which, he seems to be dwelling on something, before finally... ]
I've been through some difficult times myself. I know what it's like.
[ He and his sister grew up poor, and it's ironic because Nala sometimes reminds him of her. ]
An older sister? [There's a similarity in that that aches in its resonance] I never understood how people just...let go of things. Threw them away. I wasn't allowed to hang onto anything I found precious.
[ He'll nod to confirm. It is indeed an older sister. ]
I believe I can see it logically why people would, however...
[ He still held on tightly to something he had when he was a child, so in some ways he does not have room to talk. Even if he doesn't collect too many things. ]
...sometimes, when you do have few things to cherish, you can't just immediately let them go.
You say that like you have experience. [ It is passing odd not being able to read everyone as cleanly as she used to, through their scents and other senses. But she wants to try to get to know them too. There's gentle question in her statement, an offering for him to speak]
My original telescope - that I had obtained it long ago when I was with my teacher; no matter how old it became, or the centuries had come and gone.
And, I suppose a little thing fashioned in the image of a dromas.
[ Anaxagoras offers this in return, since she asked. These are things that he has kept with him normally for quite awhile, though they are far and few in between, considering. ]
My teacher was the type of person who tended towards a conservative line of thinking. An individual that seemed like could be a doddering old fool, but he was sharper than what you might expect - he realized the truth sooner than most as well.
As for my older sister, she was a responsible type. Though, at times a little...chaotic. She was mature, but she liked her fair share of nonsense. Perhaps she was that way to ensure that I had a childhood at all.
[ She liked to put him in silly clothing and whatnot when he was younger, so yeah; even if that was in short supply, given their situation. ]
Their influences have been etched into his soul, here or there. ]
...Loved ones have a way of making a permanent mark on an individual. Even I am no different, much as I'd like for that to be otherwise.
[ He is a little nostalgic, talking about them. His foster father and sister - they were important people to him. Even now, they have a special place in him, enough to make him smile slightly. ]
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Date: 2025-11-19 05:10 pm (UTC)I'm not the type of person who can pretend who hasn't heard such a statement.
[ Just going to straight up say that! ]
But, I will also say that I've no interest in paints. I'm not much of a painter.
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Date: 2025-11-19 10:48 pm (UTC)[aaaaaaahhhh
jumping over the bar to make some drinks. distraction time]
Well, if don't want it, I can give it to Ramuda.
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Date: 2025-11-20 10:52 pm (UTC)[ As for the other matter, Anaxagoras certainly can pretend to be 'polite', but unfortunately, that would have meant his parents would have had to drill such things into him.
Speaking of which, he seems to be dwelling on something, before finally... ]
I've been through some difficult times myself. I know what it's like.
[ He and his sister grew up poor, and it's ironic because Nala sometimes reminds him of her. ]
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Date: 2025-11-21 01:00 am (UTC)Did you...? So you understand... what people must do to survive.
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Date: 2025-11-21 10:38 pm (UTC)[ A longer pause, like he's considering saying something else. And then, finally: ]
...My sister worked particularly hard to ensure we both survived, when I was young. It was a long time ago, but I won't ever forget it.
That's part of why I can understand being in such a position, while never taking anything for granted.
[ Anything anyone has can slip through their fingers in a single moment's notice and hard times can be before someone in a blink. ]
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Date: 2025-11-22 08:05 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-11-23 04:23 pm (UTC)I believe I can see it logically why people would, however...
[ He still held on tightly to something he had when he was a child, so in some ways he does not have room to talk. Even if he doesn't collect too many things. ]
...sometimes, when you do have few things to cherish, you can't just immediately let them go.
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Date: 2025-11-24 09:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-11-24 05:06 pm (UTC)My original telescope - that I had obtained it long ago when I was with my teacher; no matter how old it became, or the centuries had come and gone.
And, I suppose a little thing fashioned in the image of a dromas.
[ Anaxagoras offers this in return, since she asked. These are things that he has kept with him normally for quite awhile, though they are far and few in between, considering. ]
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Date: 2025-11-25 06:58 am (UTC)[Dromas...she wonders if that was the lizard creature Anaxagoras was before]
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Date: 2025-11-25 01:55 pm (UTC)As for my older sister, she was a responsible type. Though, at times a little...chaotic. She was mature, but she liked her fair share of nonsense. Perhaps she was that way to ensure that I had a childhood at all.
[ She liked to put him in silly clothing and whatnot when he was younger, so yeah; even if that was in short supply, given their situation. ]
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Date: 2025-11-26 11:14 am (UTC)They both sound like delightful people. From what you said, I can see both of their influence on you.
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Date: 2025-11-26 10:26 pm (UTC)Their influences have been etched into his soul, here or there. ]
...Loved ones have a way of making a permanent mark on an individual. Even I am no different, much as I'd like for that to be otherwise.
[ He is a little nostalgic, talking about them. His foster father and sister - they were important people to him. Even now, they have a special place in him, enough to make him smile slightly. ]
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Date: 2025-11-27 09:39 am (UTC)...yes. It's important, isn't it? To keep their memories close in that way.
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Date: 2025-11-27 05:56 pm (UTC)[ Which is about one of the sappiest things he's going to say about fam. ]
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Date: 2025-11-28 07:02 am (UTC)[They keep her warm, in the coldest of times]