[oh, he is too slow to catch his expression at those forthright words before it shows - surprise, doubt, a little confusion, because the amount of times he's had people just saying that kind of thing without it having to mean anything.
Linneus' control usually so much better, so much faster, but he is six months out of practice and already... more than a little disarmed in the first place. Buying himself a moment, a light sip of the tea with his cup steadied in both hands - fingers still a little clumsy, yet.]
You're very... frank, Just-Dazai.
[and although he is sure Dazai means his words, he is more than used to managing his own expectations with doubts.
He seeks to occupy his hands - a light tap on his knee has Lula switching her attentions, settling her head in Linneus' lap and letting him stroke the top of her head or fondle her ears as he listens. Then this man is a policeman of sorts? That, he files away to ask about later]
Were you close to the ocean where you came from, too?
[his curiosity rings clear - hailing from a landlocked country it's still a novelty to Linneus that the ocean is just a short journey away]
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Linneus' control usually so much better, so much faster, but he is six months out of practice and already... more than a little disarmed in the first place. Buying himself a moment, a light sip of the tea with his cup steadied in both hands - fingers still a little clumsy, yet.]
You're very... frank, Just-Dazai.
[and although he is sure Dazai means his words, he is more than used to managing his own expectations with doubts.
He seeks to occupy his hands - a light tap on his knee has Lula switching her attentions, settling her head in Linneus' lap and letting him stroke the top of her head or fondle her ears as he listens. Then this man is a policeman of sorts? That, he files away to ask about later]
Were you close to the ocean where you came from, too?
[his curiosity rings clear - hailing from a landlocked country it's still a novelty to Linneus that the ocean is just a short journey away]
Or do you visit Flona Cove?