( The bow catches Peter off-guard; it's the first time that anyone's greeted him that way, but the younger's aiming to be amicable in response. He lifts his hand in a return gesture, only it comes in the form of a palm raised to face the other man and a slightly slouched shoulder, a kind of "sup, bro" moment. These are two very opposite energies going on...
But the corner of Peter's mouth does lift in a little smile, friendly even if it's mostly shy. The "endure this for as long as we must" even almost makes him laugh a little, and there's some immediate dose of relief to hear his new partner in this hellish game say that. That's exactly how he feels and it's a lot more favourable to be in agreement over the vibes than if he were paired with someone who was.... thrilled about it.... (horrible!)
And the question actually is something that he's capable of answering pretty easily. Talking About Himself will always be weird, but there's maybe the tiniest flicker of something that brightens the browns of his eyes. He wouldn't call music a passion (wouldn't call anything a passion), but it's... pretty close. One of the only hobbies he'd actually say he feels good about. )
Oh yeah, I uh, really like guitar? ( Peter tends to frame everything like a question, almost as though looking for permission that it's... correct. ) Keys are fun too, but... guitar was the first thing I ever wanted to play, myself.
( Something that wasn't just... inherited, the way the family piano was, and subsequently, Peter's learning how to play it. )
It says you play the uh.... guqin? ( He definitely did not pronounce that right. ) I don't think I've heard of that before. What's it like?
hell is empty and all the devils are here.... (here = the nebulous Trench Room of Anxiety)
But the corner of Peter's mouth does lift in a little smile, friendly even if it's mostly shy. The "endure this for as long as we must" even almost makes him laugh a little, and there's some immediate dose of relief to hear his new partner in this hellish game say that. That's exactly how he feels and it's a lot more favourable to be in agreement over the vibes than if he were paired with someone who was.... thrilled about it.... (horrible!)
And the question actually is something that he's capable of answering pretty easily. Talking About Himself will always be weird, but there's maybe the tiniest flicker of something that brightens the browns of his eyes. He wouldn't call music a passion (wouldn't call anything a passion), but it's... pretty close. One of the only hobbies he'd actually say he feels good about. )
Oh yeah, I uh, really like guitar? ( Peter tends to frame everything like a question, almost as though looking for permission that it's... correct. ) Keys are fun too, but... guitar was the first thing I ever wanted to play, myself.
( Something that wasn't just... inherited, the way the family piano was, and subsequently, Peter's learning how to play it. )
It says you play the uh.... guqin? ( He definitely did not pronounce that right. ) I don't think I've heard of that before. What's it like?