And here I was, trying not to pry. I should have known better.
[ Gil does not need a whole lot of bait to go down that rabbit hole. He's been wondering for quite a while - knowing that there was a major battle with the Three Ships Alliance right there at Mendel, knowing that Rau was there... How could he not have contemplated the event? He'd been meaning to ask Rau personally, way back when. A naive little intention, soon to be crushed. In reality, he'd never meet Rau alive again. ]
Tell me, then. What happened, Rau? A place of encounters. The colony where we first met. How did it go, your final return?
[ Two can play at being overdramatic. Gil's always been fond of pathos anyway.
But he'll settle to listen, attentively clinging to Rau's every expression while his fingers idly run through the tips of his hair. ]
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[ Gil does not need a whole lot of bait to go down that rabbit hole. He's been wondering for quite a while - knowing that there was a major battle with the Three Ships Alliance right there at Mendel, knowing that Rau was there... How could he not have contemplated the event? He'd been meaning to ask Rau personally, way back when. A naive little intention, soon to be crushed. In reality, he'd never meet Rau alive again. ]
Tell me, then. What happened, Rau? A place of encounters. The colony where we first met. How did it go, your final return?
[ Two can play at being overdramatic. Gil's always been fond of pathos anyway.
But he'll settle to listen, attentively clinging to Rau's every expression while his fingers idly run through the tips of his hair. ]