[He downs it without hesitation. It will take far more than that to have much of an effect. There's something a bit symbolic about having a drink to steady the nerves, not quite as old as mankind but up there.
The lodestone pull toward affection is only stronger in a place where such feelings linger. He'd never felt it at his flat in Mayfair, especially not over the terror of the plants. There's no such terror from the mice.]
Pets?
[He can't stand it, the insufferable longing. Reaching out, he strokes down his sleeve and at the outer edge of his hand. He doesn't believe he ought to give in fully. It's crossing some unspoken line and can only lead to complications in a situation that is already beyond Gordian.]
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The lodestone pull toward affection is only stronger in a place where such feelings linger. He'd never felt it at his flat in Mayfair, especially not over the terror of the plants. There's no such terror from the mice.]
Pets?
[He can't stand it, the insufferable longing. Reaching out, he strokes down his sleeve and at the outer edge of his hand. He doesn't believe he ought to give in fully. It's crossing some unspoken line and can only lead to complications in a situation that is already beyond Gordian.]