[ Another dinnertime, another case of Ket being oddly silent. When he finally speaks up, his usual chipper tone is missing. His voice isn't sad, exactly. Just thoughtful. Subdued. ]
Sir Minato, what does the word 'haven' mean to you? Just wondering. [ For no reason at all. ]
No... I thought the same. Safe place. Haven. [ Catching Minato's eye, he grins, hopefully indicating that yep, this is just a casual question. (He's not very good at acting.) ]
So say, uh. Hypothetically. Say hypothetically that there's a place called Haven, full of food cans and no houses and prisoners and... and people who – [ kill innocent children. Ket shakes his head, wincing. ]
Who don't trust each other. Who can't trust each other. Why would a place like that be called Haven? [ ... ] Hypothetically.
Yep! I mean, there's a lot of... stuff. A lot of otherworldly jargon-talk I don't understand. But that part's okay, really. It's more when people say one thing and mean the complete opposite, then leave you to figure it out. That's when things get confusing... but I listen, yeah. Why?
...That shows that you haven't been paying much attention to what they actually mean. You have to pay attention to their tone and body language too. [Things like body language and tone mean a lot more than just words!]
Ehhh... it's kind of weird hearing that from someone whose tone and body language are sleepy all the time. [ Not grumbling, actually. He's just telling things like they are! ]
Mm... I don't know if you're lying, Sir Minato. But if you're not, then why? Are you sick? [ Ket actually looks mildly concerned now. He's never witnessed chronic lethargy in person, but the documentaries touched upon things like that, and, well. It's possible. ]
Mmm...now that you mention it, it feels like I've become a lot more tired since coming here. [But he's definitely not sick or pale, just a bit sluggish and a lot more inclined to just stay in bed.]
No, but I don't think that's the problem here. [Unfortunately he has not a clue that it has a relation to the events from before, so it's probably not all that convincing.]
Don't worry, Sir Minato. I know you're broke, but I'm not! Just wait up, okay? Don't run off someplace weird. [ Because clearly Minato's going to do exactly that this late in the evening. Ket's already half out the door, intending on grabbing all the energy drinks he can carry from his food cart. As he said, Minato, don't worry. These are all on him.
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Sir Minato, what does the word 'haven' mean to you? Just wondering. [ For no reason at all. ]
Aka the thread of irony
A safe place, I suppose. ...unless you meant something different.
I see only innocent questioning
So say, uh. Hypothetically. Say hypothetically that there's a place called Haven, full of food cans and no houses and prisoners and... and people who – [ kill innocent children. Ket shakes his head, wincing. ]
Who don't trust each other. Who can't trust each other. Why would a place like that be called Haven? [ ... ] Hypothetically.
Still ironic
> It used to be a safe place
> Maybe it's irony
> I don't know]
A place like that...what if it used to be a haven, and the name remained even after it wasn't safe any more?
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You know, that makes sense. You make sense. You make sense, Sir Minato. [ He makes sense! Why doesn't he always make sense? ]
Why don't you always make sense? [ ... ] It doesn't make sense.
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You don't make any sense most of the time, Whiss-san.
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...That shows that you haven't been paying much attention to what they actually mean. You have to pay attention to their tone and body language too. [Things like body language and tone mean a lot more than just words!]
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Don't worry, Sir Minato. I know you're broke, but I'm not! Just wait up, okay? Don't run off someplace weird. [ Because clearly Minato's going to do exactly that this late in the evening. Ket's already half out the door, intending on grabbing all the energy drinks he can carry from his food cart. As he said, Minato, don't worry. These are all on him.
Later, bro. ]
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