[ Though Rau broke their peaceful little handhold, Gil seems pleased enough with this turn of conversation ]
Rey. However we influenced him in differing directions, it's a fact that we brought him up with as much care as the two of us can give.
[ That's the easy one, the obvious one. So simple, it may as well be cheating. Acknowledging that, Gil only brings one of his fingertips down to rest on Rau's gloved counterpart. It feels cheeky and needlessly coy, and it amuses him greatly.]
Then... well, all the hours we put into adjusting your medication to your exact needs were not for nothing, hm?
[ Though this also feels like an easy one, he doesn't connect a second finger just yet - he's waiting for approval.
Out of all the keepsakes Gil could have hung onto, Rau's medication had been the most sentimental by far. The physical proof that Rau wanted to keep going as far as he could push his body and the world... nothing else could have inspired Gil as much as that. ]
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Rey. However we influenced him in differing directions, it's a fact that we brought him up with as much care as the two of us can give.
[ That's the easy one, the obvious one. So simple, it may as well be cheating. Acknowledging that, Gil only brings one of his fingertips down to rest on Rau's gloved counterpart. It feels cheeky and needlessly coy, and it amuses him greatly.]
Then... well, all the hours we put into adjusting your medication to your exact needs were not for nothing, hm?
[ Though this also feels like an easy one, he doesn't connect a second finger just yet - he's waiting for approval.
Out of all the keepsakes Gil could have hung onto, Rau's medication had been the most sentimental by far. The physical proof that Rau wanted to keep going as far as he could push his body and the world... nothing else could have inspired Gil as much as that. ]