[ He gives a thin smile, at this reassurance, and does not dare to look up into Qrow's eyes. Beyond the window, the town is dark and still. ]
To live without the weight of a world upon one's shoulders... that may be a long lesson to learn.
[ He does look at Qrow, now, and the look on his face is almost chagrined. He knows it's foolish that he so struggles with a simple conversation. A hermit stumbling outside the familiarity of his cabin; it is a moment of uncertain, clumsy vulnerability. ]
I do have the worst of the effects under control, as I've said. I... have had some assistance on that front. [ He tips his head, sips his cocoa, and looks back to the safety of the dark city skyline. ] From Stanford.
[ But not really. Not recently. Not with any consistency, not with any understanding of what they mean the situation to become— he cannot truly claim a fervent one-night stand as under control and put the issue to bed. He knows it. He does not, truly, have the first idea what to do about it other than gaze mournfully out of windows. ]
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To live without the weight of a world upon one's shoulders... that may be a long lesson to learn.
[ He does look at Qrow, now, and the look on his face is almost chagrined. He knows it's foolish that he so struggles with a simple conversation. A hermit stumbling outside the familiarity of his cabin; it is a moment of uncertain, clumsy vulnerability. ]
I do have the worst of the effects under control, as I've said. I... have had some assistance on that front. [ He tips his head, sips his cocoa, and looks back to the safety of the dark city skyline. ] From Stanford.
[ But not really. Not recently. Not with any consistency, not with any understanding of what they mean the situation to become— he cannot truly claim a fervent one-night stand as under control and put the issue to bed. He knows it. He does not, truly, have the first idea what to do about it other than gaze mournfully out of windows. ]