[Soren treats him to a spell of silence, as if to remind him that he doesn't have to indulge his curiosity, exaggerated or not, if he doesn't want to. His terms. He considers vacating the Looking-Glass House, but the idea of it sends him reeling with uncertainty. Changing his environment often led to different stimuli, different reminders that could drag his sense of time and space astray again. Right here, beyond this pane of reflective glass, lies everything he once was but cannot return to. Things he keeps forgetting, even the most important.
The full moons make it even harder to get a grip. The stillness and tranquility, the quiet refuge of the house of mirrors, dampens that effect somewhat.
But he's relatively stable now that he's recovered from his blooper, and speaking to others has helped him sort out his messy thoughts before. Mogget annoys him, but not enough to force him to either chase him out or risk the consequences of stepping outside and getting funny notions about where he should be going or what he was last doing. Besides, his own curiosity in the cat-shaped witch still lingers. After several beats, he finally replies, his eyes meeting the reflected reflection of Mogget's.]
I'm just trying not to go madder than I already am. That's all there is to this idiotic display you walked in on me performing. Besides, I would wager that you are a more interesting figure than me. First of all, you make yourself sound ancient.
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[Soren treats him to a spell of silence, as if to remind him that he doesn't have to indulge his curiosity, exaggerated or not, if he doesn't want to. His terms. He considers vacating the Looking-Glass House, but the idea of it sends him reeling with uncertainty. Changing his environment often led to different stimuli, different reminders that could drag his sense of time and space astray again. Right here, beyond this pane of reflective glass, lies everything he once was but cannot return to. Things he keeps forgetting, even the most important.
The full moons make it even harder to get a grip. The stillness and tranquility, the quiet refuge of the house of mirrors, dampens that effect somewhat.
But he's relatively stable now that he's recovered from his blooper, and speaking to others has helped him sort out his messy thoughts before. Mogget annoys him, but not enough to force him to either chase him out or risk the consequences of stepping outside and getting funny notions about where he should be going or what he was last doing. Besides, his own curiosity in the cat-shaped witch still lingers. After several beats, he finally replies, his eyes meeting the reflected reflection of Mogget's.]
I'm just trying not to go madder than I already am. That's all there is to this idiotic display you walked in on me performing. Besides, I would wager that you are a more interesting figure than me. First of all, you make yourself sound ancient.