[ Right. Moving away from topics that are potentially dangerous sounds good to him. The last thing he'd like to do is worm himself onto a Firstborn's bad side off the bat, especially if they're going to be stuck as the only two Sylvari here for who knows how long.
The gesture to a nearby chair has him hesitating for a moment, rather visibly, but if he's offering, it'd be rude to refuse, right? So he takes it, settling in and crossing his legs to listen. His need for knowledge, in the end, overrides his apprehension. ]
I see. So it's about a fine line of emotional control. [ Well, most things do need to be fine-tuned like that, so it makes sense. ] Not too suppressed, but not too excitable or otherwise? I suppose it's not really an easy balance for most.
[ Well, practice does make perfect. He's already mulling this over in his head, absentmindedly comparing it to some of the diagrams from earlier, which he's placed beside him on the chair, but it does come to a bit of a halt at the elder's admission. He had known the other to be quite a bit more...restrained than most, at least from what he's heard and seen, so that doesn't come as a surprise.
Boy, that's a loaded question, though. ]
Myself? I don't think I've ever really had to think much of it. [ He's just himself, isn't he? Still, he tries to think, lips pursing as he crosses his arms. ] ...I'd like to think I'm fairly in control of myself. I don't anger easily, and I've a lot of patience for most things.
[ A pause. ]
But I've been told when it comes to my interests, I can be a bit.... [ A nervous chuckle. ] Overzealous? That's the word Firstborn Niamh has used, at least.
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The gesture to a nearby chair has him hesitating for a moment, rather visibly, but if he's offering, it'd be rude to refuse, right? So he takes it, settling in and crossing his legs to listen. His need for knowledge, in the end, overrides his apprehension. ]
I see. So it's about a fine line of emotional control. [ Well, most things do need to be fine-tuned like that, so it makes sense. ] Not too suppressed, but not too excitable or otherwise? I suppose it's not really an easy balance for most.
[ Well, practice does make perfect. He's already mulling this over in his head, absentmindedly comparing it to some of the diagrams from earlier, which he's placed beside him on the chair, but it does come to a bit of a halt at the elder's admission. He had known the other to be quite a bit more...restrained than most, at least from what he's heard and seen, so that doesn't come as a surprise.
Boy, that's a loaded question, though. ]
Myself? I don't think I've ever really had to think much of it. [ He's just himself, isn't he? Still, he tries to think, lips pursing as he crosses his arms. ] ...I'd like to think I'm fairly in control of myself. I don't anger easily, and I've a lot of patience for most things.
[ A pause. ]
But I've been told when it comes to my interests, I can be a bit.... [ A nervous chuckle. ] Overzealous? That's the word Firstborn Niamh has used, at least.