[ if he were to think on it more, Gilgamesh might even see a certain similarity between this girl and his precious Enkidu.
there is a certain wildness about her, an animalistic quality even apart from those Monster features. perhaps in passing in the city he has noticed Kaede in her more sullen mode, though if he did so, he would not have paid her much recognition. in a city of this size, you were certain to encounter any number of unusual beings.
yet to apprehend her a little more clearly in the thick of the sweetened air of the berry bushes, there is some manner of resonance in the way she seems so much softer now. he has had more than his share of experience with creatures who had such a dichotomy in their personality -- monsters with a deeply concealed vulnerability.
though, if he notices all of this, it is more an instinctual acknowledgment -- reacting to patterns of behavior that strike a chord somehow rather than recognizing what drives her motivations. he remains apart from humanity himself, an observer thereof. ]
Why should you not do so? [ he laughs. not that he is friendly as such -- he remains distant, and the formality of the tone maintains this. but as she noticed, there is not so much hostility. probably best for them both that they are where they are, their rudeness... softened, or just tempered in Gil's case. ] It gives you joy, does it not? And I derive pleasure from it. One must naturally act in a manner that gives them pleasure.
[ ... speaking of, he pops one of those berries into his mouth. because. you know. if he is going to do menial labor like a peasant, he is going to enjoy himself. sorry not sorry!! ]
... ah, but what is that look of yours?
[ now that he takes stock of her a bit more clearly, the contrast in behavior is striking. that expression is so guileless, as innocent as a child. and what had prompted this change? ]
they are. i probably should've said this, but if anything is confusing, lmk. fate is a lot, lol
there is a certain wildness about her, an animalistic quality even apart from those Monster features. perhaps in passing in the city he has noticed Kaede in her more sullen mode, though if he did so, he would not have paid her much recognition. in a city of this size, you were certain to encounter any number of unusual beings.
yet to apprehend her a little more clearly in the thick of the sweetened air of the berry bushes, there is some manner of resonance in the way she seems so much softer now. he has had more than his share of experience with creatures who had such a dichotomy in their personality -- monsters with a deeply concealed vulnerability.
though, if he notices all of this, it is more an instinctual acknowledgment -- reacting to patterns of behavior that strike a chord somehow rather than recognizing what drives her motivations. he remains apart from humanity himself, an observer thereof. ]
Why should you not do so? [ he laughs. not that he is friendly as such -- he remains distant, and the formality of the tone maintains this. but as she noticed, there is not so much hostility. probably best for them both that they are where they are, their rudeness... softened, or just tempered in Gil's case. ] It gives you joy, does it not? And I derive pleasure from it. One must naturally act in a manner that gives them pleasure.
[ ... speaking of, he pops one of those berries into his mouth. because. you know. if he is going to do menial labor like a peasant, he is going to enjoy himself. sorry not sorry!! ]
... ah, but what is that look of yours?
[ now that he takes stock of her a bit more clearly, the contrast in behavior is striking. that expression is so guileless, as innocent as a child. and what had prompted this change? ]