( there is a pause, but it doesn't seem that he's unwilling to continue. more that it's challenging to put something that's just a gut feeling into words, especially to one that didn't know the individual which was its origin.
so he ends up angling away from that, or at least in part. )
It was in the way he reacted to our circumstances. In my experiences with him, he responded to our captivity and uncertain future with avoidance and flippant humor. After the ritual, he focused all of his attention on the well-being of those around him. It could be that he is simply an optimist with an over-developed sense of empathy, yes. But in my experiences those aren't the first or natural responses a "normal" person might have. And, as I said, there was something about speaking to him that caused me to remember my interactions with another who was far more than his levity might have initially implied. But, please, take this with a grain of salt.
( a demon must be keen at reading others, but he is by no means perfect at it. )
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( there is a pause, but it doesn't seem that he's unwilling to continue. more that it's challenging to put something that's just a gut feeling into words, especially to one that didn't know the individual which was its origin.
so he ends up angling away from that, or at least in part. )
It was in the way he reacted to our circumstances.
In my experiences with him, he responded to our captivity and uncertain future with avoidance and flippant humor.
After the ritual, he focused all of his attention on the well-being of those around him.
It could be that he is simply an optimist with an over-developed sense of empathy, yes.
But in my experiences those aren't the first or natural responses a "normal" person might have. And, as I said, there was something about speaking to him that caused me to remember my interactions with another who was far more than his levity might have initially implied.
But, please, take this with a grain of salt.
( a demon must be keen at reading others, but he is by no means perfect at it. )