[ He can't entirely discern what passes through her eyes, what she may be thinking, though he seems to have given her something to consider more deeply now. It hasn't triggered much at all, to his discontent, but if he can continue coaxing things slowly, perhaps, she'll come back to him.
She won't be alone, though. Not for a moment. As long as he can help it, which...is another unfortunate thing, given that they're separated for their living quarters yet again.
For now, the question at hand draws his focus back to her, and he squeezes her hands. ]
A feeling. You know it, that one, that thought you can't shake where you look a little closer, a little longer, where something tugs at the back of your mind and whispers that you're where you belong. I see it with you, like an old friend.
[ This, at least, feels like a relief. It's honesty, while still keeping her safe. He'd always sensed a connection with Vanessa, and to speak of it now won't endanger her. He hopes, perhaps, she might find comfort in it, if there's even the slightest chance that anything has tugged at the back of her mind. ]
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She won't be alone, though. Not for a moment. As long as he can help it, which...is another unfortunate thing, given that they're separated for their living quarters yet again.
For now, the question at hand draws his focus back to her, and he squeezes her hands. ]
A feeling. You know it, that one, that thought you can't shake where you look a little closer, a little longer, where something tugs at the back of your mind and whispers that you're where you belong. I see it with you, like an old friend.
[ This, at least, feels like a relief. It's honesty, while still keeping her safe. He'd always sensed a connection with Vanessa, and to speak of it now won't endanger her. He hopes, perhaps, she might find comfort in it, if there's even the slightest chance that anything has tugged at the back of her mind. ]