(...His eyes flick to Grimmchild by accident and quickly away again, but ah. They were definitely looking right at him. Stay on track...)
It'd be too easy to think them silly for not delegating earlier, but he is thinly aware he wouldn't have thought to do it either. It would be hypocritical to judge. The progress gets an approving nod.
"...What?"
Oh, that. Their mind really does meander all over the place. Lemm is quick to shake his head, almost frantic.
"I don't care about that -" He catches himself about to verge up in volume because he's trying to insist, and hurriedly reminds himself to stay at a murmur. "Didn't cross my mind, I mean..."
The Knight is treated to watching the gears grind in his head as he gives a light huff and folds his arms, trying to produce a good way of expressing himself without coming across as standoffish. He taps a finger on his arm.
"...Right now I care far more that you stop burning the candle at both ends," he explains quietly. That'll do. "What's next?"
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Date: 2022-12-25 08:40 pm (UTC)It'd be too easy to think them silly for not delegating earlier, but he is thinly aware he wouldn't have thought to do it either. It would be hypocritical to judge. The progress gets an approving nod.
"...What?"
Oh, that. Their mind really does meander all over the place. Lemm is quick to shake his head, almost frantic.
"I don't care about that -" He catches himself about to verge up in volume because he's trying to insist, and hurriedly reminds himself to stay at a murmur. "Didn't cross my mind, I mean..."
The Knight is treated to watching the gears grind in his head as he gives a light huff and folds his arms, trying to produce a good way of expressing himself without coming across as standoffish. He taps a finger on his arm.
"...Right now I care far more that you stop burning the candle at both ends," he explains quietly. That'll do. "What's next?"