[What had drawn the Outsider to Daud, all those years ago, was the fascinating contradictions he housed within himself. He was a murderer, and yet he gathered others around him to protect and spare them. He was a man who had built a fearsome reputation for himself, and yet had never used his fame to amass comfort or wealth for himself. He had slit the throat of countless men for coin, but he mourned what had happened to the Empress.
He had spared the Outsider, but now he regretted. Fascinating.
But he could do without all the blame that was laid at his feet. ( He wasn't going to disagree with the rest. )]
Have I ever laughed at you, Daud?
[Mocked him plenty, disapproved of some of his choices, or found himself growing bored with him, perhaps. But laughter was a new thing, something he still didn't understand. It was a step above smiling, which he had never felt like doing before, but physical bodies were responsive in ways that the Outsider hadn't realized. ]
How long will it take you to realize it was never for me you did all of those things for?
[It was mostly to kill the smirk, and pointedly, he opened up the can of hagfish. And because he could, he took a seat on the counter among the throne of cans, picking at the jelly with his fingers and trying not to grimace.]
I'll get better food tomorrow. Do you have any requests?
[Look at him being generous despite your terrible hospitality, Daud.]
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He had spared the Outsider, but now he regretted. Fascinating.
But he could do without all the blame that was laid at his feet. ( He wasn't going to disagree with the rest. )]
Have I ever laughed at you, Daud?
[Mocked him plenty, disapproved of some of his choices, or found himself growing bored with him, perhaps. But laughter was a new thing, something he still didn't understand. It was a step above smiling, which he had never felt like doing before, but physical bodies were responsive in ways that the Outsider hadn't realized. ]
How long will it take you to realize it was never for me you did all of those things for?
[It was mostly to kill the smirk, and pointedly, he opened up the can of hagfish. And because he could, he took a seat on the counter among the throne of cans, picking at the jelly with his fingers and trying not to grimace.]
I'll get better food tomorrow. Do you have any requests?
[Look at him being generous despite your terrible hospitality, Daud.]