'Old folks'... seriously, she didn't look old, at all. But, hey, what did he know? He'd met quite a number of vampires, and those guys apparently didn't age. At that point, he was willing to believe almost anything, in terms of that. Maybe she just looked young...or something. Or maybe she really was a lot like Jade. It wasn't as though he was going to just up and ask her for her age, or anything.
Very slowly, his smile grew into a faint grin, "Of course... I'd never let go of them, if I...can help it."
There was just a hint of strain in that very last part, because he knew all too well how Crystallis worked. There would be moments when it wasn't within his means to keep them close. There would be moments when he would be the one to slip out of their grasp. It was a cold, hard fact... a painful one... and he knew there was no changing harsh reality. Which could very well be where she got the impression he might be a boy with many troubled thoughts...
...because he was. Though, the hair ruffling snapped him from some. A blink was given as he momentarily gave her a softened look of surprise. That wasn't something people did to him... but it felt kind of like something a family member would do. So, while it was odd, it was odd in a nice sort of way...
"Experience, huh...? Heh... maybe," he offered in a quiet voice (which was all he'd say, for now), "I don't mind the help, though... and I'll do the same for you, whenever you need it."
he definitely can be~ /huffs at him
Very slowly, his smile grew into a faint grin, "Of course... I'd never let go of them, if I...can help it."
There was just a hint of strain in that very last part, because he knew all too well how Crystallis worked. There would be moments when it wasn't within his means to keep them close. There would be moments when he would be the one to slip out of their grasp. It was a cold, hard fact... a painful one... and he knew there was no changing harsh reality. Which could very well be where she got the impression he might be a boy with many troubled thoughts...
...because he was. Though, the hair ruffling snapped him from some. A blink was given as he momentarily gave her a softened look of surprise. That wasn't something people did to him... but it felt kind of like something a family member would do. So, while it was odd, it was odd in a nice sort of way...
"Experience, huh...? Heh... maybe," he offered in a quiet voice (which was all he'd say, for now), "I don't mind the help, though... and I'll do the same for you, whenever you need it."