They take the 'kind' comment as the playfulness it is. After all, nobody has ever said that of them in sincerity. They keep what they have instead of ears now pricked; things they can't see behind them garner a lot of their attention.
He makes a good point and they tilt their skull, thinking. Directly from the horse's mouth is the best way to learn, it's true, but nothing comes without a price. Fortunately, he seems to have built it directly in to the suggestion.
"A game, then," they say. "A question for a question. No lies. Refusing to answer ends it."
And then they get right into it.
"What do you mean by 'serving the spirits'?" It makes them think of a human serving monsters, which is an interesting if incongrous image.
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Date: 2016-10-13 09:49 pm (UTC)He makes a good point and they tilt their skull, thinking. Directly from the horse's mouth is the best way to learn, it's true, but nothing comes without a price. Fortunately, he seems to have built it directly in to the suggestion.
"A game, then," they say. "A question for a question. No lies. Refusing to answer ends it."
And then they get right into it.
"What do you mean by 'serving the spirits'?" It makes them think of a human serving monsters, which is an interesting if incongrous image.