[Quentin stares at Steven blankly for a moment, as things process.
Well. This is. Definitely not what he expected at all. But- okay. Sure. This may as well happen, then. And here he was just gonna guess the guy was an... estranged twin or something.
He's going to focus on the one part of this he even feels alright talking about.]
...Not... really? You got used to having him around, and then he was gone. It leaves a gap. It's not... something you get over overnight. Especially if you were- together, for a while? I don't know how to phrase this, that sounds wrong.
[Quentin's confused at the moment, but he's got the spirit. It helps that he's focusing on what's familiar to him though: loneliness.]
You get the point.
[A beat, before Quentin probably wades right into the metaphorical deep-end.]
...You swear he's not an evil twin or something, though? Just- [He laughs at himself, scrubbing a hand down his face.] First time I ran into him, I thought he was some Ryslig... thing. A warped reflection of you. That's. Kind of my only question at the moment. A double-check. You know the guy; he's the real deal-?
[Action] ayyyy, here we goooooo
Well. This is. Definitely not what he expected at all. But- okay. Sure. This may as well happen, then. And here he was just gonna guess the guy was an... estranged twin or something.
He's going to focus on the one part of this he even feels alright talking about.]
...Not... really? You got used to having him around, and then he was gone. It leaves a gap. It's not... something you get over overnight. Especially if you were- together, for a while? I don't know how to phrase this, that sounds wrong.
[Quentin's confused at the moment, but he's got the spirit. It helps that he's focusing on what's familiar to him though: loneliness.]
You get the point.
[A beat, before Quentin probably wades right into the metaphorical deep-end.]
...You swear he's not an evil twin or something, though? Just- [He laughs at himself, scrubbing a hand down his face.] First time I ran into him, I thought he was some Ryslig... thing. A warped reflection of you. That's. Kind of my only question at the moment. A double-check. You know the guy; he's the real deal-?