[ Said without pause or any sense of irony, though his smile does take on a slightly tighter edge. He's reasonably sure the guy is trying to scare him into silence or possibly even subservience.. but he has three years of training when it comes to ignoring sullen, threatening noises and clipped words.
(In other words, if he can learn to carry on conversations with Kanda, this guy barely registers are 'challenging' to his perspective.)
Humming, he stretches his hand out in front of him as if studying the individual digits, wriggling a finger here and there to loosen the tension building in them. 'Not given much space' sounds a lot like the guy lives in a perpetual prison, and all things considered..
He probably does.
Lavi frowns at that thought, flexing his fingers one last time before clapping them together under his chin. ]
Me either.
[ As for why he's bothering-- ]
Just felt like it. I'd ask you if you ever do things like that but it's probably be 'I kill and crush and destroy!', right?
[ He laughs, but unlike Giovanni's pantomime, the sound of it is rich and full-bodied, warm and almost joyous. ]
I'm too much of a coward for thrillers, myself. You never know if the character you like is gonna make it to the end!
[ ..Unlike when he writes his logs, knowing that every character--regardless of like or dislike--will meet a swift and likely forgotten end. ]
no subject
[ Said without pause or any sense of irony, though his smile does take on a slightly tighter edge. He's reasonably sure the guy is trying to scare him into silence or possibly even subservience.. but he has three years of training when it comes to ignoring sullen, threatening noises and clipped words.
(In other words, if he can learn to carry on conversations with Kanda, this guy barely registers are 'challenging' to his perspective.)
Humming, he stretches his hand out in front of him as if studying the individual digits, wriggling a finger here and there to loosen the tension building in them. 'Not given much space' sounds a lot like the guy lives in a perpetual prison, and all things considered..
He probably does.
Lavi frowns at that thought, flexing his fingers one last time before clapping them together under his chin. ]
Me either.
[ As for why he's bothering-- ]
Just felt like it. I'd ask you if you ever do things like that but it's probably be 'I kill and crush and destroy!', right?
[ He laughs, but unlike Giovanni's pantomime, the sound of it is rich and full-bodied, warm and almost joyous. ]
I'm too much of a coward for thrillers, myself. You never know if the character you like is gonna make it to the end!
[ ..Unlike when he writes his logs, knowing that every character--regardless of like or dislike--will meet a swift and likely forgotten end. ]