I guess not. [ The smile she gives him remains humourless. ] But you can't help but hope that things would change. Will change.
[ Because war? Not fun. Definitely a mood killer. She only makes light of it in her mind because it makes it easier to cope with the fact that they both have to experience it at all. That doesn't stop her from wondering if there's any place that isn't ever touched by war. She knows far too many of the Summoned here who have experienced it in some capacity; it's comforting in an odd way.
Cal's words bring a little more levity to the situation, effectively drawing her out of her thoughts. A part of her is tempted to say that they do in at least several timelines and they don't in another - but that feels like far too much oversharing for a first meeting at what should be a welcome to this new, strange world dinner. Nor does she feel particularly inclined to show sympathy for a woman she was once a classmate of. So instead she settles on a smile by way of thanks. ]
I hope it gets easier for your world.
[ She lets out a punctuated breath like that will somehow dispel the heavy cloud that had settled on them. Her expression brightens as she nudges the plate she had brought over still full of food in his direction.]
Talk about being an awful hostess though. I can't believe we're talking about all of these heavy things. You have to eat - have you tried these before? I wasn't sure what I would think about them but Sam insisted that they were good.
[ Conspiratorially she leans a little closer although there's no need when Sam is on the other side of the room. ]
And between you and me they are - I just like giving him a hard time.
we can probably wrap in your tag if you want!
[ Because war? Not fun. Definitely a mood killer. She only makes light of it in her mind because it makes it easier to cope with the fact that they both have to experience it at all. That doesn't stop her from wondering if there's any place that isn't ever touched by war. She knows far too many of the Summoned here who have experienced it in some capacity; it's comforting in an odd way.
Cal's words bring a little more levity to the situation, effectively drawing her out of her thoughts. A part of her is tempted to say that they do in at least several timelines and they don't in another - but that feels like far too much oversharing for a first meeting at what should be a welcome to this new, strange world dinner. Nor does she feel particularly inclined to show sympathy for a woman she was once a classmate of. So instead she settles on a smile by way of thanks. ]
I hope it gets easier for your world.
[ She lets out a punctuated breath like that will somehow dispel the heavy cloud that had settled on them. Her expression brightens as she nudges the plate she had brought over still full of food in his direction.]
Talk about being an awful hostess though. I can't believe we're talking about all of these heavy things. You have to eat - have you tried these before? I wasn't sure what I would think about them but Sam insisted that they were good.
[ Conspiratorially she leans a little closer although there's no need when Sam is on the other side of the room. ]
And between you and me they are - I just like giving him a hard time.