[He has no argument there. Because when you start thinking about whether or not you're going to give someone half of a dragon's tooth, things get Complicated.]
[Old traditions you Shouldn't Be thinking about. But are anyway. Which makes things even more complicated.]
... I stopped. Because that's what he wanted. And I was happy to give it. He deserved all my attention, by that point. [There's a long, heavy silence.] Was going to give him half of a dragon's tooth.
It's a thing, back home. You give someone important half the thing, keep the other one. Then, no matter how far apart life takes you, you’re always together... You, and your kadan. That's... the deal.
[And he lets that hang in the air. Because it answers those questions, he thinks. Of how easy it was. How he hadn't regretted it. How he'd been ready to throw everything in.]
[But then Kaneda's foot in his mouth gets A Look.]
Well it sure as fuck isn't that great now, if that's what you're asking. Thanks, asshole.
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[He has no argument there. Because when you start thinking about whether or not you're going to give someone half of a dragon's tooth, things get Complicated.]
[Old traditions you Shouldn't Be thinking about. But are anyway. Which makes things even more complicated.]
... I stopped. Because that's what he wanted. And I was happy to give it. He deserved all my attention, by that point. [There's a long, heavy silence.] Was going to give him half of a dragon's tooth.
It's a thing, back home. You give someone important half the thing, keep the other one. Then, no matter how far apart life takes you, you’re always together... You, and your kadan. That's... the deal.
[And he lets that hang in the air. Because it answers those questions, he thinks. Of how easy it was. How he hadn't regretted it. How he'd been ready to throw everything in.]
[But then Kaneda's foot in his mouth gets A Look.]
Well it sure as fuck isn't that great now, if that's what you're asking. Thanks, asshole.