[ Rau smiles faintly and shrugs faintly at being described as dramatic. Yes, of course, guilty as charged.
And there's something nicely dramatic about doors -- literal, metaphorical, existentially-questionable. Rau spent a long time wanting to unlock mutual annihilation, and now he can't quite shake the thought of Rey's fervent want for something better around the corner. Whether this leads to the same old Aprillius reception area or to Mendel or to an abrupt end of existence, Rau is genuinely, visibly interested in seeing what's on the other side. The little smile stretches wider, and he matches Gil's pace because he's absolutely not going to get lead through to something new.
He reaches out his hand to pull the door open and --
Mendel, yes? Experiment in wishful thinking successful? ]
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And there's something nicely dramatic about doors -- literal, metaphorical, existentially-questionable. Rau spent a long time wanting to unlock mutual annihilation, and now he can't quite shake the thought of Rey's fervent want for something better around the corner. Whether this leads to the same old Aprillius reception area or to Mendel or to an abrupt end of existence, Rau is genuinely, visibly interested in seeing what's on the other side. The little smile stretches wider, and he matches Gil's pace because he's absolutely not going to get lead through to something new.
He reaches out his hand to pull the door open and --
Mendel, yes? Experiment in wishful thinking successful? ]