The finger-gun has him smiling too, despite the darker thoughts that previously consumed him. "Great minds think alike."
But then as she considers what he's asked, he sees the hesitation and the uncertainty. He's not sure of she simply doesn't remember or if she's embarrassed about it, which is what her words indicate, but she is playing for time. And he decides its not something that she has to share, not something pressing.
"It was an idle thought. You don't need to worry. I... never had the choice, right? Most people in my time don't. You get a job in the local factory or in the mine or your dad's bakery and that's what you do." A shrug, to brush it off. "I just wondered why you picked that. It sounds more interesting that factory work. Or bakeries."
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Date: 2022-11-02 12:25 pm (UTC)But then as she considers what he's asked, he sees the hesitation and the uncertainty. He's not sure of she simply doesn't remember or if she's embarrassed about it, which is what her words indicate, but she is playing for time. And he decides its not something that she has to share, not something pressing.
"It was an idle thought. You don't need to worry. I... never had the choice, right? Most people in my time don't. You get a job in the local factory or in the mine or your dad's bakery and that's what you do." A shrug, to brush it off. "I just wondered why you picked that. It sounds more interesting that factory work. Or bakeries."