I am always careful. [ He gently pats the pocket, the spike of embarrassment he felt a minute ago long gone, and he counters with a grin: ] You remember to be careful...
[ Later, when he inevitably gets distracted and forgets its in his pocket. Under the table he hooks Viktor's good ankle with his own, like it is something easy to do without thinking, and not still so very new to do out in the real world - out where someone might notice them.
The question he takes seriously, at least for a second, before reaching for a strawberry topped with some sort of cream - which he pops into his mouth without fear as though he didn't just eat a piece of wax. When he first arrived in Abraxas from Basawar he had to take eating more slowly, but now he savors it in his mouth just to enjoy the taste. ]
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[ Later, when he inevitably gets distracted and forgets its in his pocket. Under the table he hooks Viktor's good ankle with his own, like it is something easy to do without thinking, and not still so very new to do out in the real world - out where someone might notice them.
The question he takes seriously, at least for a second, before reaching for a strawberry topped with some sort of cream - which he pops into his mouth without fear as though he didn't just eat a piece of wax. When he first arrived in Abraxas from Basawar he had to take eating more slowly, but now he savors it in his mouth just to enjoy the taste. ]
So far so good.