Eustace is in the middle of nodding agreement when that nickname blindsides him out of nowhere and his head jerks back a little, eyes widening in surprise. It's not an unreasonable nickname for her to give, considering where her attention has been for the past five minutes, but usually the nicknames he gets are more of the insulting variety. ]
That's...it's Eustace.
[ Is she even going to remember or care? Debatable. He looks at Cerys. Looks at Barnaby. Looks back at Cerys. Says, very very cautiously: ]
If you study really hard, I'll take you with me next time.
[ Next time, and also in like fifteen years when she's older. But she doesn't have to know that. ]
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Eustace is in the middle of nodding agreement when that nickname blindsides him out of nowhere and his head jerks back a little, eyes widening in surprise. It's not an unreasonable nickname for her to give, considering where her attention has been for the past five minutes, but usually the nicknames he gets are more of the insulting variety. ]
That's...it's Eustace.
[ Is she even going to remember or care? Debatable. He looks at Cerys. Looks at Barnaby. Looks back at Cerys. Says, very very cautiously: ]
If you study really hard, I'll take you with me next time.
[ Next time, and also in like fifteen years when she's older. But she doesn't have to know that. ]