[He shakes his head.] I simply want to do what I can to help. To facilitate the success of this group overall.
[Sadness in his eyes, Connor notes. A flicker of something so small that it might have been missed by someone less observant.]
I'm... sorry to hear about your sister, though. If you don't wish to talk about it, that's fine. [Propriety overrides curiosity in this case, though the option is purposefully left open.] But would you be willing to take the wishes of others into consideration?
[ he doesn't perceive it as an opening — it's best to avert the prospect of burdening someone else. he runs his fingers through his own hair for a moment. ]
...Maybe.
[ he knows where he's going with this. it's difficult to repress a smile. ]
[Connor's lips press thin. For someone less willing to be helpful, that's being sequestered into a corner quite quickly, a promise to think of himself in a way that he simply isn't used to considering.
But some part of Connor, maybe a section of his programming that's hard for him to pin down, finds he can make this promise if it means Nier's going to be less stubborn about all of this. The man needs his rest. Connor owes him a debt, and this is part of how he intends to fulfill it -- to make sure that he recovers if he really is getting sick.]
I think that's a fair compromise. Besides, I doubt I'm the only one here who would be making this request of you, if they knew.
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[Sadness in his eyes, Connor notes. A flicker of something so small that it might have been missed by someone less observant.]
I'm... sorry to hear about your sister, though. If you don't wish to talk about it, that's fine. [Propriety overrides curiosity in this case, though the option is purposefully left open.] But would you be willing to take the wishes of others into consideration?
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[ he doesn't perceive it as an opening — it's best to avert the prospect of burdening someone else. he runs his fingers through his own hair for a moment. ]
...Maybe.
[ he knows where he's going with this. it's difficult to repress a smile. ]
Only if they promise to think of themselves too.
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But some part of Connor, maybe a section of his programming that's hard for him to pin down, finds he can make this promise if it means Nier's going to be less stubborn about all of this. The man needs his rest. Connor owes him a debt, and this is part of how he intends to fulfill it -- to make sure that he recovers if he really is getting sick.]
I think that's a fair compromise. Besides, I doubt I'm the only one here who would be making this request of you, if they knew.