[ if heine held more experience in tutelage, this may have been more structured; there may have been links made to what rin was familiar with. comparisons drawn to the waters rin cut through.
but there was none of that; again and again, heine's perceptions of normality are labyrinthine. any notion of sport was not for his understanding and it would trouble him doubly to come up with any metaphorical comparisons for activities he couldn't even comprehend the purpose of. (you wouldn't want to swim in the waters they've had in the underground)
the fact that questions are asked alleviates the beat of wondering what to say next. but the answer comes with more bite, sinister and wry.] Depends on what you want to do.
Going for the limbs gives you control. Joints, especially. [ his hands, he notices, are restless. pinpricks of anticipation, the torpor in standing still while discussing something that is so starkly opposite. ] Unsetting the footing, too. [ another beat, and he looks to rin with as much weight in his stare as in his words. ]
But if you're going to put something down - [ he didn't think he would need to remember the detail of their first meeting, the hesitancy in rin's notice of the scalpels but now that he is in front of the youth, fulfilling such a request, those things stand arrant. he continues. ] - head, spine, throat, heart.
Most of the time, you won't be able to get to those without a weapon. [ for now, he is more than a little curious of the reaction he will receive. he could, and certainly will, go into more details on either points. but he could also only drone on about them for so long. they were obvious points, sure. but obvious didn't make it easier to reach them and just because heine can tear out a throat or sever a spine with his bare hands, it doesn't make it simpler for his companion.
but if the kid is as stubborn and steadfast as he so far left the impression of being, maybe this won't be so bad. ] Major arteries, internal organs too, but those can get messy.
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but there was none of that; again and again, heine's perceptions of normality are labyrinthine. any notion of sport was not for his understanding and it would trouble him doubly to come up with any metaphorical comparisons for activities he couldn't even comprehend the purpose of. (you wouldn't want to swim in the waters they've had in the underground)
the fact that questions are asked alleviates the beat of wondering what to say next. but the answer comes with more bite, sinister and wry.] Depends on what you want to do.
Going for the limbs gives you control. Joints, especially. [ his hands, he notices, are restless. pinpricks of anticipation, the torpor in standing still while discussing something that is so starkly opposite. ] Unsetting the footing, too. [ another beat, and he looks to rin with as much weight in his stare as in his words. ]
But if you're going to put something down - [ he didn't think he would need to remember the detail of their first meeting, the hesitancy in rin's notice of the scalpels but now that he is in front of the youth, fulfilling such a request, those things stand arrant. he continues. ] - head, spine, throat, heart.
Most of the time, you won't be able to get to those without a weapon. [ for now, he is more than a little curious of the reaction he will receive. he could, and certainly will, go into more details on either points. but he could also only drone on about them for so long. they were obvious points, sure. but obvious didn't make it easier to reach them and just because heine can tear out a throat or sever a spine with his bare hands, it doesn't make it simpler for his companion.
but if the kid is as stubborn and steadfast as he so far left the impression of being, maybe this won't be so bad. ] Major arteries, internal organs too, but those can get messy.