[but perhaps he has spent so long being indirect that it has become a habit. He picks off some of the salad that garnishes the side of the plate, feeding it to Lula as he listens. It sounds so different to what he was familiar with when he came here - but Flona Cove is likely not the same as the port Dazai was used to, either.]
I would go, when time allowed. [in the past, he means] I'd never seen the ocean before I came here, so I tried to visit whenever I could.
[a light chuckle, lifting his hands to take down the plate of scones. This he can manage, but the way he manages it - not quite straightening his arms, not quite raising them - he won't be able to reach up for the top tier]
The way I say that makes it sound like it might be taken away from me, of course...
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[but perhaps he has spent so long being indirect that it has become a habit. He picks off some of the salad that garnishes the side of the plate, feeding it to Lula as he listens. It sounds so different to what he was familiar with when he came here - but Flona Cove is likely not the same as the port Dazai was used to, either.]
I would go, when time allowed. [in the past, he means] I'd never seen the ocean before I came here, so I tried to visit whenever I could.
[a light chuckle, lifting his hands to take down the plate of scones. This he can manage, but the way he manages it - not quite straightening his arms, not quite raising them - he won't be able to reach up for the top tier]
The way I say that makes it sound like it might be taken away from me, of course...