There’s the faint instinctive suspicion, the lurking pride of a man not wanting to be pitied, condescended, accounted for (even as his disability very much requires accounting for). But. Might I borrow. Ness has landed on just the right combination of words which makes it seem like it’s more for her sake than his; it’s just a sensible next step, a rational response.
Gwenaëlle had always done much the same at the start, matter-of-fact offers and not making much of the accomodation.
So Strange nods, and starts rummaging through his desk before coming up with some scrap paper with old infirmary inventory on the other side. The pen he passes her isn’t the usual Thedosian quill, but rather a dip pen made in shiny brass, decorated in fine filigree, with a small reservoir for refilling. A Provost Stark construction, a treasured tool. Don’t break it. ]
You might’ve heard about the paper shortage, but these sheets should be fit for purpose. Reduce, reuse, recycle.
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There’s the faint instinctive suspicion, the lurking pride of a man not wanting to be pitied, condescended, accounted for (even as his disability very much requires accounting for). But. Might I borrow. Ness has landed on just the right combination of words which makes it seem like it’s more for her sake than his; it’s just a sensible next step, a rational response.
Gwenaëlle had always done much the same at the start, matter-of-fact offers and not making much of the accomodation.
So Strange nods, and starts rummaging through his desk before coming up with some scrap paper with old infirmary inventory on the other side. The pen he passes her isn’t the usual Thedosian quill, but rather a dip pen made in shiny brass, decorated in fine filigree, with a small reservoir for refilling. A Provost Stark construction, a treasured tool. Don’t break it. ]
You might’ve heard about the paper shortage, but these sheets should be fit for purpose. Reduce, reuse, recycle.