[Really? Don't go teasing him with baked goods and cryptids now.]
When you put it that way, I bet you could get to ten thousand if there was something you wanted to kill--I mean, or I guess... do. Not everyone can hit a target, but definitely not everyone can do magic. [Like... anyone, at all.] At least where I'm from. If you have time and you can keep count, you can do anything.
[...]
You could bake ten thousand of--what did you say? Krempita?
[..........]
I don't know. People tell me you shouldn't talk about a woman's age.
Of everything, is that who you're so eager to meet? Bigfoot?
[ talk about a certain kind of dream. it's the sort of "strange" that seems to suit him, though.
but it's kind of nice how genuine he seems about giving her that confidence boost. it's almost sweet. ]
When I was learning to control my powers, I would start with trying to lift these small toy blocks. And I would count for days and days just how many I could keep in the air longer than five seconds. Not exactly exciting, but —
[ but she did count. even if she stopped for a time once it became evident that she could move just about anything without much effort at all.
she smiles though, when he makes an effort to pronounce the dessert like she had. ]
I think I could make that a goal. Ten thousand slices of krempita. But if I do it, you're the one who's going to have to eat it all.
And I think that's just a rumor. But it's sweet that you're considering politeness.
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[Really? Don't go teasing him with baked goods and cryptids now.]
When you put it that way, I bet you could get to ten thousand if there was something you wanted to kill--I mean, or I guess... do. Not everyone can hit a target, but definitely not everyone can do magic. [Like... anyone, at all.] At least where I'm from. If you have time and you can keep count, you can do anything.
[...]
You could bake ten thousand of--what did you say? Krempita?
[..........]
I don't know. People tell me you shouldn't talk about a woman's age.
no subject
[ talk about a certain kind of dream. it's the sort of "strange" that seems to suit him, though.
but it's kind of nice how genuine he seems about giving her that confidence boost. it's almost sweet. ]
When I was learning to control my powers, I would start with trying to lift these small toy blocks. And I would count for days and days just how many I could keep in the air longer than five seconds. Not exactly exciting, but —
[ but she did count. even if she stopped for a time once it became evident that she could move just about anything without much effort at all.
she smiles though, when he makes an effort to pronounce the dessert like she had. ]
I think I could make that a goal. Ten thousand slices of krempita. But if I do it, you're the one who's going to have to eat it all.
And I think that's just a rumor. But it's sweet that you're considering politeness.