[ he kind of smiles in spite of himself because he can pick up on the lil shift in dialect. the situation itself isn't funny at all, but still. ]
Okay, but still.
[ it's more of a token argument than anything. but there's a memory, then, and he goes quiet until it finishes doing its thing. no more barrier. go away. but he pauses, too, while they speak. ]
...it's still a work in progress, and I know that. [ which is as close as he'll get to saying he can kind of believe that most of the time but not always. ]
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Okay, but still.
[ it's more of a token argument than anything. but there's a memory, then, and he goes quiet until it finishes doing its thing. no more barrier. go away. but he pauses, too, while they speak. ]
...it's still a work in progress, and I know that. [ which is as close as he'll get to saying he can kind of believe that most of the time but not always. ]