[Yuan tries for indulgent, or something like it. He doesn't think Cressida notices if he fails, and it's... well. It isn't easy, per se, to fall into a rhythm, but it's less difficult than he thought it would be, and by the time another child is asking him for help it doesn't occur to Yuan to do anything but respond readily.]
[By the time they're gone, though, and Kratos is the only one who remains, Yuan looks a little bit dazed. It's... a lot, and by contrast the sudden quiet is swamping.]
[Yuan isn't used to having so much closeness and genuine warmth all at once. He shakes himself when Kratos rises, focusing on him.]
I'll take your word for it. Are all meals like that?
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[Yuan tries for indulgent, or something like it. He doesn't think Cressida notices if he fails, and it's... well. It isn't easy, per se, to fall into a rhythm, but it's less difficult than he thought it would be, and by the time another child is asking him for help it doesn't occur to Yuan to do anything but respond readily.]
[By the time they're gone, though, and Kratos is the only one who remains, Yuan looks a little bit dazed. It's... a lot, and by contrast the sudden quiet is swamping.]
[Yuan isn't used to having so much closeness and genuine warmth all at once. He shakes himself when Kratos rises, focusing on him.]
I'll take your word for it. Are all meals like that?