[ She does what she has to, huh? An interesting way of phrasing things, though he can't say he doesn't relate.
Even so, there's a decided melancholy to the words all the same, at least in his opinion. Simply because she does what she has to, as he does he, doesn't mean that she necessarily wants to. Or is it that she truly cares so little about what she's been asked to do thus far? It's hard to read past the surface of her smile, one that spreads across her face but doesn't seem to sink any deeper.
His hands still, fingers brushing against the edge of one partially-filled cup but not going so far as to pick it up. ]
And what about the things you want to do? Or do those not exist?
[ His voice is deceptively calm, only a flicker of interest underlying the words despite how curious he is to hear her answer. ]
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Even so, there's a decided melancholy to the words all the same, at least in his opinion. Simply because she does what she has to, as he does he, doesn't mean that she necessarily wants to. Or is it that she truly cares so little about what she's been asked to do thus far? It's hard to read past the surface of her smile, one that spreads across her face but doesn't seem to sink any deeper.
His hands still, fingers brushing against the edge of one partially-filled cup but not going so far as to pick it up. ]
And what about the things you want to do? Or do those not exist?
[ His voice is deceptively calm, only a flicker of interest underlying the words despite how curious he is to hear her answer. ]