[ Though Gaelio intends to allow Ray to continue his futile attempt to save face, he can't keep his voice wholly flat, a thread of amusement vibration through it. At a low pitch, only just discernible, but there. His is not a judgmental entertainment, not having forgotten how this farce began: with his finger down a fish's throat.
Fish have throats, right? Ray likely knew. A diversion that only underscores the point: Ray would need to talk a much bigger game and embarrass himself much further before Gaelio would have any right to judge.
But funny is funny, even to a walking corpse like him. ]
How inspiring. Thanks for your attention.
[ Curled fist and everything. But... ]
Four stars. I won't believe five until you catch something.
[ Even if stars referred to hunting, rather than fishing. And he probably won't believe Ray Jack ever, but again: no judgment. He did only just reclaim his own name, after living as Vidar for two years.
Gaelio undoes the knot of the string on his stick, but leaves the hook as that belonged to Ray as well, taking care to wind the string around the metal as Ray prepares to depart. Once finished, he holds it out. ]
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[ Though Gaelio intends to allow Ray to continue his futile attempt to save face, he can't keep his voice wholly flat, a thread of amusement vibration through it. At a low pitch, only just discernible, but there. His is not a judgmental entertainment, not having forgotten how this farce began: with his finger down a fish's throat.
Fish have throats, right? Ray likely knew. A diversion that only underscores the point: Ray would need to talk a much bigger game and embarrass himself much further before Gaelio would have any right to judge.
But funny is funny, even to a walking corpse like him. ]
How inspiring. Thanks for your attention.
[ Curled fist and everything. But... ]
Four stars. I won't believe five until you catch something.
[ Even if stars referred to hunting, rather than fishing. And he probably won't believe Ray Jack ever, but again: no judgment. He did only just reclaim his own name, after living as Vidar for two years.
Gaelio undoes the knot of the string on his stick, but leaves the hook as that belonged to Ray as well, taking care to wind the string around the metal as Ray prepares to depart. Once finished, he holds it out. ]