[ gentleman... right. it's that combined with the rest of what he says that gets the wry smile on her face, before she shrugs it off. here's where she should comfort him, isn't it? that sigh sounded like a say-something-positive-thing. she has no idea.
oh, well. ]
You say that like you'll be here forever.
[ that's not quite a reassurance. it's not like her to just say "oh, don't worry, you'll be back home soon with all these people here!", but the way she says it implies that he'll be home. soon, sometime, someday. some year. some century? that's why she assumes he's speaking of this as if its in the past, anyway.
shifting on the blanket a bit, she continues: ]
A gentleman do-gooder and his troublemaker brother, huh. That makes sense.
[ the slightest hints of fondness, a small bit of jealousy, probably. ]
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oh, well. ]
You say that like you'll be here forever.
[ that's not quite a reassurance. it's not like her to just say "oh, don't worry, you'll be back home soon with all these people here!", but the way she says it implies that he'll be home. soon, sometime, someday. some year. some century? that's why she assumes he's speaking of this as if its in the past, anyway.
shifting on the blanket a bit, she continues: ]
A gentleman do-gooder and his troublemaker brother, huh. That makes sense.
[ the slightest hints of fondness, a small bit of jealousy, probably. ]