[ A beat, where he tries to look as austere as he can: it works, to a certain extent, even if it doesn't suit him. ]
'Iona. Wish to go out. Won't be back for a week. Maybe more.'
[ He's sincerely curious, not because he doesn't think Oren is incapable of being selfish— he has a feeling that he can be, to some extent— but because he wonders if that's what it means to be under someone. To not complain.
(his brother comes to mind, always with that vague half-smile. 'I won't say no, if that's what you decide'.) ]
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[ A beat, where he tries to look as austere as he can: it works, to a certain extent, even if it doesn't suit him. ]
'Iona. Wish to go out. Won't be back for a week. Maybe more.'
[ He's sincerely curious, not because he doesn't think Oren is incapable of being selfish— he has a feeling that he can be, to some extent— but because he wonders if that's what it means to be under someone. To not complain.
(his brother comes to mind, always with that vague half-smile. 'I won't say no, if that's what you decide'.) ]