[ Yeah he doesn't quite get everything Matt's going for with that look, but he thinks he gets the gist of it. Maybe.
That small smile elicits one of Amos' own, though. See? Things aren't so bad, and he shifts a little closer to Matt. If Xishen had something to do with what's going on with the spiritual energy around his hand then it's... probably... fine...
Amos places his hand on Matt's left shoulder when his expression dims in what he hopes is a clear, albeit tacit gesture of support. ]
Probably not how I'd have done it, but you know more about this magic shit than I do. So I get it. [ The basic sentiments, at least. Give to get, just taken to an extreme. ] If it's too big for any one of us, but you can help level the playing field by doing that... I get it.
[ A beat, and, ] Thank you.
[ For... for helping them, he figures. For giving up so much of himself for another way in, to hopefully murder that thing once and for all. It's a lot, but it had hurt people, and if this is the best way Matt can contribute to telling it no more, to making sure nothing like that ever happens again, then thank you is probably underselling things — but the sentiment remains all the same.
He's still waiting for him to catch up in attunement, but growth isn't always linear. This is still something good, something meaningful, and that counts for a lot. ]
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That small smile elicits one of Amos' own, though. See? Things aren't so bad, and he shifts a little closer to Matt. If Xishen had something to do with what's going on with the spiritual energy around his hand then it's... probably... fine...
Amos places his hand on Matt's left shoulder when his expression dims in what he hopes is a clear, albeit tacit gesture of support. ]
Probably not how I'd have done it, but you know more about this magic shit than I do. So I get it. [ The basic sentiments, at least. Give to get, just taken to an extreme. ] If it's too big for any one of us, but you can help level the playing field by doing that... I get it.
[ A beat, and, ] Thank you.
[ For... for helping them, he figures. For giving up so much of himself for another way in, to hopefully murder that thing once and for all. It's a lot, but it had hurt people, and if this is the best way Matt can contribute to telling it no more, to making sure nothing like that ever happens again, then thank you is probably underselling things — but the sentiment remains all the same.
He's still waiting for him to catch up in attunement, but growth isn't always linear. This is still something good, something meaningful, and that counts for a lot. ]