[Yuan himself laughs very softly in return. It's true, he wouldn't have expected it of himself.]
[I started by keeping my practice pieces, but I couldn't leave them alone. Controlled lasers can be used to create intricate patterns, however. And Yuan didn't let people see him work, given that he was more or less passing for human. The Sages got a pass, as did Dirk. As time had gone on, he'd grown more lax about it.]
[At first, when Kratos stops, Yuan simply waits; but there's something different.]
[The question is answered before he can ask it when Raine startles from her thoughts and looks around. She herself isn't entirely unfamiliar with mental contact, having had Yuan do so especially in battle, but Kratos is new and unusual.]
Ribbons? I believe among us we might have some, yes.
[She doesn't actually have to ask for any further clarification, after seeing how the two of them are sitting. Raine turns to go looking. She's sure Colette has something like that she wouldn't mind, or--]
[There are some in my things, Yuan provides. It had been just a moment of sentiment when he packed them, and he's been wearing braids in the old style without them, but... he's certainly not about to object.]
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[I started by keeping my practice pieces, but I couldn't leave them alone. Controlled lasers can be used to create intricate patterns, however. And Yuan didn't let people see him work, given that he was more or less passing for human. The Sages got a pass, as did Dirk. As time had gone on, he'd grown more lax about it.]
[At first, when Kratos stops, Yuan simply waits; but there's something different.]
[The question is answered before he can ask it when Raine startles from her thoughts and looks around. She herself isn't entirely unfamiliar with mental contact, having had Yuan do so especially in battle, but Kratos is new and unusual.]
Ribbons? I believe among us we might have some, yes.
[She doesn't actually have to ask for any further clarification, after seeing how the two of them are sitting. Raine turns to go looking. She's sure Colette has something like that she wouldn't mind, or--]
[There are some in my things, Yuan provides. It had been just a moment of sentiment when he packed them, and he's been wearing braids in the old style without them, but... he's certainly not about to object.]