If he knew Nathaniel were worried, he'd stretch it out longer and see if he could make him squirm. Instead it's only six seconds. Six very long-feeling seconds.
"It was a really busy year and however-long," he says eventually, "between when I joined and you did, but I think the life experience you have from being—however old you are, ancient—that probably nearly balances it out. Nearly." He hates this so much. "I've talked to Teren, too," he adds, to keep Nathaniel from starting to feel too special. "I can't do it alone."
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Date: 2016-09-28 11:42 pm (UTC)From:"It was a really busy year and however-long," he says eventually, "between when I joined and you did, but I think the life experience you have from being—however old you are, ancient—that probably nearly balances it out. Nearly." He hates this so much. "I've talked to Teren, too," he adds, to keep Nathaniel from starting to feel too special. "I can't do it alone."