[ He seems to consider it. First with pretend-playfulness, then a more speculative seriousness. ]
Maybe I will. Show her schematics. Have her design the machine. We could apply for a patent and split the profits.
[ He flicks a cursory glance around the periphery, in case Tenzin is hovering nearby. Folds her close, then, pushing against the wariness and distance that still feathers across him sometimes like a thin glaze of ice. A needful barrier he's set up by both necessity and default, and is only just learning to dismantle. He settles her against him, his arms and legs folding themselves around her like they're two cats, paws tucked close. Warm collapsible luggage. ]
[ For a moment he stares down at her like she's a feline mirror, half-lidded eyes to bright blue ones in some meaningful silent dialogue. ]
[ At beat, then, in a rare moment of honesty, ]
Ultrasound or not... I hope the baby's more like you than me.
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Date: 2014-08-24 02:11 am (UTC)Maybe I will. Show her schematics. Have her design the machine. We could apply for a patent and split the profits.
[ He flicks a cursory glance around the periphery, in case Tenzin is hovering nearby. Folds her close, then, pushing against the wariness and distance that still feathers across him sometimes like a thin glaze of ice. A needful barrier he's set up by both necessity and default, and is only just learning to dismantle. He settles her against him, his arms and legs folding themselves around her like they're two cats, paws tucked close. Warm collapsible luggage. ]
[ For a moment he stares down at her like she's a feline mirror, half-lidded eyes to bright blue ones in some meaningful silent dialogue. ]
[ At beat, then, in a rare moment of honesty, ]
Ultrasound or not... I hope the baby's more like you than me.