[ Unlike Hawk, Jim stays quiet, and he stays calm, all throughout the very unnecessary explanation, even if Hawk may not know that. ]
I know how coordinates work. I feel like there must be some relevance to this, then— half of a coordinate, and an empty box. Incomplete gifts with no apparent use to them, not unless you have the rest to complete them.
[ But the question he poses is hard for him to answer. What does he gain? Nothing, probably. It's not like any of them were told anything about these gifts, or about what kind of message he was meant to convey, aside from it being a peacekeeping offer. And getting information isn't going to be easy if he can't offer anything in return to sweeten that deal.
He thought the gifts would do just that, but— well, evidently not. ]
Then nothing, I'm afraid. These aren't my gifts to you; I don't know what they mean, if anything I thought you'd be able to tell me. I am sorry if you feel lied to, if that's the case then it was neither my doing, nor my intention. With our visit here, I hoped— I just wanted to know more about Vane's purpose. You know him, I thought you might know something about what he's aiming towards.
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I know how coordinates work. I feel like there must be some relevance to this, then— half of a coordinate, and an empty box. Incomplete gifts with no apparent use to them, not unless you have the rest to complete them.
[ But the question he poses is hard for him to answer. What does he gain? Nothing, probably. It's not like any of them were told anything about these gifts, or about what kind of message he was meant to convey, aside from it being a peacekeeping offer. And getting information isn't going to be easy if he can't offer anything in return to sweeten that deal.
He thought the gifts would do just that, but— well, evidently not. ]
Then nothing, I'm afraid. These aren't my gifts to you; I don't know what they mean, if anything I thought you'd be able to tell me. I am sorry if you feel lied to, if that's the case then it was neither my doing, nor my intention. With our visit here, I hoped— I just wanted to know more about Vane's purpose. You know him, I thought you might know something about what he's aiming towards.