[ He realizes he's staring and jolts himself into a laugh, unfolds his hands to wave them around in the air before him. ]
Sorry! That was just unexpected. Anything I'd like to share, huh.
[ No one comes in asking about him outside of the basics – how long has he been here, why is he doing this, what does he get out of it. And with the tables turned, Maruki has to wonder the same thing. Why would a stranger want to know anything he'd like to share?
He hates it when people assume bad faith in him. He shouldn't do the same to someone who hasn't done anything to earn it.
So, he draws a breath, runs a hand through his hair, and tries. ]
I've dedicated my life to studying the mutable nature of reality, so the irony of being kidnapped to a false reality against my will is never lost on me. Sometimes, I wonder if the field I studied was setting me up for this all along.
no subject
stares. ]
Me?
[ Him??? ]
Ah, I don't...
[ He realizes he's staring and jolts himself into a laugh, unfolds his hands to wave them around in the air before him. ]
Sorry! That was just unexpected. Anything I'd like to share, huh.
[ No one comes in asking about him outside of the basics – how long has he been here, why is he doing this, what does he get out of it. And with the tables turned, Maruki has to wonder the same thing. Why would a stranger want to know anything he'd like to share?
He hates it when people assume bad faith in him. He shouldn't do the same to someone who hasn't done anything to earn it.
So, he draws a breath, runs a hand through his hair, and tries. ]
I've dedicated my life to studying the mutable nature of reality, so the irony of being kidnapped to a false reality against my will is never lost on me. Sometimes, I wonder if the field I studied was setting me up for this all along.