[ A good time it is. If he realizes Louis is seeking a distraction—and he does—he thinks little of it. Aren't they all? The list of shit they're each avoiding dwelling upon is long. Sometimes, what's needed is a drink or ten and an hour away from the shadows lurking around the corner.
He raises an eyebrow. ] Just don't expect me to provide my own.
[ Geralt may not be a thrilling conversationalist, but he's content to let his companions chatter away. Stories or facts, it doesn't matter. His favourite company is the sort that won't expect him to fill the silence. ]
Hm. [ Family business. He leans forward to refill Louis' cup. ] Before or after you were turned?
[ That's the word Louis used, isn't it? Turned? Like the night creatures in Ikorr, vampires aren't turned on his world. They just are. One of many species that fell onto the Continent, like the humans, the monsters, the werewolves. This is the first vampire he's encountered who was created, and in a sense, that brings Louis closer to Geralt's experience. Mutated by something beyond their control—though Louis never specified whether he'd been given a choice. ]
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He raises an eyebrow. ] Just don't expect me to provide my own.
[ Geralt may not be a thrilling conversationalist, but he's content to let his companions chatter away. Stories or facts, it doesn't matter. His favourite company is the sort that won't expect him to fill the silence. ]
Hm. [ Family business. He leans forward to refill Louis' cup. ] Before or after you were turned?
[ That's the word Louis used, isn't it? Turned? Like the night creatures in Ikorr, vampires aren't turned on his world. They just are. One of many species that fell onto the Continent, like the humans, the monsters, the werewolves. This is the first vampire he's encountered who was created, and in a sense, that brings Louis closer to Geralt's experience. Mutated by something beyond their control—though Louis never specified whether he'd been given a choice. ]