[ With each moment that passes here before his childlike stare, the rough outlines of how he should act assemble themselves into place. Little tweaks here and there. Straightforwardness does seem more rewarding. He'll drop more of the language construction he uses for Haran and Qetzi'ah. It isn't the constructions themselves that present either obstacle or attractiveness, not to someone like Dinah, but what they represent to himself, which is artifice. The self he makes for her should lack as much of that as possible.
He keeps all his attention on her, though he's careful about too much eye contact. Animals don't always like that, is his impression. There are ways to naturally divert it, though, and he does so now, glancing around, making sure to note the outer structure of the House above the steps, how far the roof is, what kinds of shutters the windows have. ]
Qetzi'ah tells me you are the leader, though. The only one I should appease.
[ Some delicate creativity with her actual words, there. Need to appease versus should, and Qetzi'ah quite noticeably only said they had their own rules. ]
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He keeps all his attention on her, though he's careful about too much eye contact. Animals don't always like that, is his impression. There are ways to naturally divert it, though, and he does so now, glancing around, making sure to note the outer structure of the House above the steps, how far the roof is, what kinds of shutters the windows have. ]
Qetzi'ah tells me you are the leader, though. The only one I should appease.
[ Some delicate creativity with her actual words, there. Need to appease versus should, and Qetzi'ah quite noticeably only said they had their own rules. ]