.. you know, in a way you might actually be lucky.
[ Apparently Daniel is opting to take Akechi's words entirely by face value. He doesn't even seem to hesitate before believing the other and saying that - the words flow out of the man's mouth rather naturally. He even shakes his head, trying to return to a slightly more casual and less adrenaline-driven mode by doing so.
Daniel's secret may be that he's actually tense all the time, but it's not like that's the way he'd love to come across as in front of an adolescent. ]
This magic, it's.. [ His voice trails off, and he glances back at the spot where the wave had been frozen before suddenly melting and crashing down on them, as if he can still see it with his mind's eye. ] .. it's something.
[ Very eloquently summed up, yes.
But this is indeed still just Daniel coming to terms with what his life currently has become. ]
When you can't control it, it seems like it might work just as much against you as for you. Like a double-edged sword. [ He frowns, and there seems to be a hint of sympathy in his eyes as he looks at Akechi, along with something else. Like he's trying to assess the other's ability to protect himself just by the way Akechi looks. ] But I understand that not having it could be a disadvantage in a place as dangerous as this one. It feels like everyone is bound to get into a situation where they'll have to protect themselves at some point.
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[ Apparently Daniel is opting to take Akechi's words entirely by face value. He doesn't even seem to hesitate before believing the other and saying that - the words flow out of the man's mouth rather naturally. He even shakes his head, trying to return to a slightly more casual and less adrenaline-driven mode by doing so.
Daniel's secret may be that he's actually tense all the time, but it's not like that's the way he'd love to come across as in front of an adolescent. ]
This magic, it's.. [ His voice trails off, and he glances back at the spot where the wave had been frozen before suddenly melting and crashing down on them, as if he can still see it with his mind's eye. ] .. it's something.
[ Very eloquently summed up, yes.
But this is indeed still just Daniel coming to terms with what his life currently has become. ]
When you can't control it, it seems like it might work just as much against you as for you. Like a double-edged sword. [ He frowns, and there seems to be a hint of sympathy in his eyes as he looks at Akechi, along with something else. Like he's trying to assess the other's ability to protect himself just by the way Akechi looks. ] But I understand that not having it could be a disadvantage in a place as dangerous as this one. It feels like everyone is bound to get into a situation where they'll have to protect themselves at some point.