[ He answers truthfully, because he's not completely sure what answer Nikos wants more. You can't game everything, and despite old habits, he's got no desire to game this. ]
So long as it's beneficial to the cause, and so long as it's beneficial to me.
[ because, all business and drama aside: it's nice to see you, jackass. ]
[The cause, of course, is the most important. It always is. If Caspar said, outright, I'm staying for you, what would Nikos say? They don't talk like that. He wouldn't want them to.
Nikos, in silence, feels like he's burning from the inside out. He feels like that most of the time, but never more so than when he's talking to Caspar.]
Then I want to make sure it is worth your while. To be here.
sorry about all the bad pick-up lines in our emotional threads
[ That's the real answer. More steady than earnest, which is nearly the same thing for Caspar; and with that soft lilt of fondness and trust that's so easy for him to achieve. After a short, thoughtful pause: ]
Less easy to do through a crystal, perhaps. But I still have every faith.
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[ He answers truthfully, because he's not completely sure what answer Nikos wants more. You can't game everything, and despite old habits, he's got no desire to game this. ]
So long as it's beneficial to the cause, and so long as it's beneficial to me.
[ because, all business and drama aside: it's nice to see you, jackass. ]
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Nikos, in silence, feels like he's burning from the inside out. He feels like that most of the time, but never more so than when he's talking to Caspar.]
Then I want to make sure it is worth your while. To be here.
sorry about all the bad pick-up lines in our emotional threads
[ That's the real answer. More steady than earnest, which is nearly the same thing for Caspar; and with that soft lilt of fondness and trust that's so easy for him to achieve. After a short, thoughtful pause: ]
Less easy to do through a crystal, perhaps. But I still have every faith.
[ Just kidding, but only mostly. ]
never be sorry
Oh, shut up.
[--Which he both means that and doesn't mean at the same time.]
I hope your faith is enough to sustain you. Because I'm not doing anything with you over a crystal.