[God... watching him, it takes every ounce of concentration Olivine has to just sit and watch. All the curiosity in the world could never really outshine his instinct to help, and all he wants is to surge forward, to soothe the evident pain of this transformation. To watch it in real time is as fascinating as it is upsetting, knowing now for certain that it's painful. Fingers curl tight against his palms in the effort, and his expression falls a little more at the revelation.
If it's not supposed to happen this quickly, then... why is it? He doesn't ask—there's almost no chance Basch himself knows why, or he probably wouldn't have been so caught out by it. Still, as unsteady and uncomfortable as this is, he seems to be settling a little bit. That's... good. He thinks.]
... I'm not unafraid. [Olivine has one hell of a sense of self-preservation, so of course there's part of him that is terrified. There's always a risk that his showing of harmlessness backfires, and even though the priest is a strong fighter, he's young, and he has much to learn.] But you haven't threatened me yet, and the people didn't speak of personal attacks. If you are indeed what they're afraid of, I don't think you mean them, let alone me, any harm.
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Date: 2024-03-09 04:55 am (UTC)If it's not supposed to happen this quickly, then... why is it? He doesn't ask—there's almost no chance Basch himself knows why, or he probably wouldn't have been so caught out by it. Still, as unsteady and uncomfortable as this is, he seems to be settling a little bit. That's... good. He thinks.]
... I'm not unafraid. [Olivine has one hell of a sense of self-preservation, so of course there's part of him that is terrified. There's always a risk that his showing of harmlessness backfires, and even though the priest is a strong fighter, he's young, and he has much to learn.] But you haven't threatened me yet, and the people didn't speak of personal attacks. If you are indeed what they're afraid of, I don't think you mean them, let alone me, any harm.