[Wow, not that old. Okay. Heโs still in his 40s, and age is irrelevant when youโre a sorcerer โ thatโs what heโll tell himself, at least, shaking off any offense.
The moodโs shifting from fearful to a tense kind ofโฆ what is it? Distrust? Stephen, at least, can take solace in the fact that he isnโt planning any funny business, despite what the other might think. He canโt help but wonder why his look-alike is really worth all the fuss.
The multiverse, however, seems to garner some interest. The first spark of eye contact. Stephen leans his elbows forward onto the table, lacing his hands together.]
Of course. Itโs my job to be familiar with it. Wellโฆ my job back home. [An ancillary responsibility here, but always at the forefront of his mind.] And at least as familiar as any one man can be. This is the first opportunity Iโve really had to meet people from various other worlds.
I would have chosen different circumstances, personally, but here we are.
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The moodโs shifting from fearful to a tense kind ofโฆ what is it? Distrust? Stephen, at least, can take solace in the fact that he isnโt planning any funny business, despite what the other might think. He canโt help but wonder why his look-alike is really worth all the fuss.
The multiverse, however, seems to garner some interest. The first spark of eye contact. Stephen leans his elbows forward onto the table, lacing his hands together.]
Of course. Itโs my job to be familiar with it. Wellโฆ my job back home. [An ancillary responsibility here, but always at the forefront of his mind.] And at least as familiar as any one man can be. This is the first opportunity Iโve really had to meet people from various other worlds.
I would have chosen different circumstances, personally, but here we are.