03-13-2022, 11:29 PM
She thought he was too gentle?
Malachi struggled not to smile at that. From the way the locals had received him thus far, it was nice to hear that someone still thought so positively of him. That he had not stepped off of the ship irreversibly changed, in a shift so subtle it escaped his notice, but that prickled malevolently at the edge of the local subconscious.
That was most certainly what it felt like.
Nettie opened the door and Malachi strolled through.
'Father' felt different from her now that it was more than an empty title. It might have been jest, it might have been title alone in itself -- but he smiled and kept on either way. Malachi stepped into the shop and moved out of the way, then gestured towards the pastries and other baked goods on display.
"Your thoughts?"
Malachi struggled not to smile at that. From the way the locals had received him thus far, it was nice to hear that someone still thought so positively of him. That he had not stepped off of the ship irreversibly changed, in a shift so subtle it escaped his notice, but that prickled malevolently at the edge of the local subconscious.
That was most certainly what it felt like.
Nettie opened the door and Malachi strolled through.
'Father' felt different from her now that it was more than an empty title. It might have been jest, it might have been title alone in itself -- but he smiled and kept on either way. Malachi stepped into the shop and moved out of the way, then gestured towards the pastries and other baked goods on display.
"Your thoughts?"
