[ see, see, he knows what tact and discretion are! sometimes!
he sits with the proposal for a long minute, counting up scales and weighing options--but the core of Jun's argument resonates in his mind and settles there, like a mountain looming in the distance. ]
So are you looking to name a price for a lump sum payment, or are you trying to establish a recurring, replenishing trust that stays with your sibling until he's either cured or being made comfortable? In return for one trip, multiple trips?
[ because that's the gamble, isn't it? both of them putting cards on the table, waiting to see who checks, raises, or folds--because you can't just sit there when everything's at stake. you have to be audacious.
Gil already knows his answer, but he sits with his phone on his knee as he drafts an email to miss Yasuho with a nearby laptop. ]
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he sits with the proposal for a long minute, counting up scales and weighing options--but the core of Jun's argument resonates in his mind and settles there, like a mountain looming in the distance. ]
So are you looking to name a price for a lump sum payment, or are you trying to establish a recurring, replenishing trust that stays with your sibling until he's either cured or being made comfortable? In return for one trip, multiple trips?
[ because that's the gamble, isn't it? both of them putting cards on the table, waiting to see who checks, raises, or folds--because you can't just sit there when everything's at stake. you have to be audacious.
Gil already knows his answer, but he sits with his phone on his knee as he drafts an email to miss Yasuho with a nearby laptop. ]