[ prior warning of the lack of true half-elves here means that ness does not falter as she follows gwenaëlle up the stairs, though that memory does take a moment to filter through, a moment in which her eyes bounce between the portrait and gwenaëlle with as much subtlety as she can muster. of course, that mustered subtlety means nothing, given what next falls out of her mouth— ]
Ah, I haven't grown accustomed to that, yet. How we carry nothing of our elven parents here, I mean.
[ at least that we might soften the blow of such a faux pas, make it clear that ness is not speaking as an outsider to the experience. it only takes a moment for ness' thoughts to catch up to what she's actually said, and once they do she hesitates, halfway up the stairs with her hand hovering over the rail. ]
My father, [ begins the explanation, but then also, ] my mother too, I'm told she was half as well. We carry it where I'm from, [ a harried gesture at her blunt ears, ] in some ways.
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[ prior warning of the lack of true half-elves here means that ness does not falter as she follows gwenaëlle up the stairs, though that memory does take a moment to filter through, a moment in which her eyes bounce between the portrait and gwenaëlle with as much subtlety as she can muster. of course, that mustered subtlety means nothing, given what next falls out of her mouth— ]
Ah, I haven't grown accustomed to that, yet. How we carry nothing of our elven parents here, I mean.
[ at least that we might soften the blow of such a faux pas, make it clear that ness is not speaking as an outsider to the experience. it only takes a moment for ness' thoughts to catch up to what she's actually said, and once they do she hesitates, halfway up the stairs with her hand hovering over the rail. ]
My father, [ begins the explanation, but then also, ] my mother too, I'm told she was half as well. We carry it where I'm from, [ a harried gesture at her blunt ears, ] in some ways.