You are no child. Most top dwellers I know don't enjoy the dark as my people do; it unnerves them. I only wanted to prepare you. [It wasn't as he needed to justify himself, and he shouldn't care about the accusation. After all, it was more care than he usually bothered with those the followed him into the dark places that he could frequent to slip away from the business of Aldrip.
He came here because it was familiar, the kind of darkness that reminded his childhood. This was where he could think, where he could return to his roots. There was comfort for him in this darkness, feeling the rocks under his fingertips, sliding his feet rather than just lifting them in case there was a hazard of tripping.
Silco made a noise when Richard's hand seized his forearm, and he turned slightly with the grip of it.]
It's okay. I wouldn't leave you behind.
[He also didn't redirect Richard's grip again; he could manage without both hands if he needed to. In order to avoid panic of this place, he used his forearm to tug Richard closer to his back where the younger man could crowd him if necessary.]
Keep close, we've only just begun. Just two monsters in the dark, hmm?
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Date: 2024-06-02 10:02 pm (UTC)He came here because it was familiar, the kind of darkness that reminded his childhood. This was where he could think, where he could return to his roots. There was comfort for him in this darkness, feeling the rocks under his fingertips, sliding his feet rather than just lifting them in case there was a hazard of tripping.
Silco made a noise when Richard's hand seized his forearm, and he turned slightly with the grip of it.]
It's okay. I wouldn't leave you behind.
[He also didn't redirect Richard's grip again; he could manage without both hands if he needed to. In order to avoid panic of this place, he used his forearm to tug Richard closer to his back where the younger man could crowd him if necessary.]
Keep close, we've only just begun. Just two monsters in the dark, hmm?