Gustavain's smile softens to match and then breaks into a delighted grin again when the carbuncle goes for the tea,
"She's adorable, you mean. Does she like pets?" he's never actually seen someone with a carbuncle that adventurous, but he's not going to turn down the opportunity any more than he would pass up the chance to pet any adorable animal, holding out his hand to be inspected.
"Hmm. Normally I'd say you've nothing to worry about in that regard. Reading a room comes with the territory, so to speak," it's a lie, but it's close enough to the truth for casual conversation, an easy one to tell he's told it so much to explain how he's able to do what he does, "But pushing your food around on your plate on the near eve of battle is a sure a sign as any to follow, if one cares to look."
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Date: 2021-01-13 10:10 pm (UTC)"She's adorable, you mean. Does she like pets?" he's never actually seen someone with a carbuncle that adventurous, but he's not going to turn down the opportunity any more than he would pass up the chance to pet any adorable animal, holding out his hand to be inspected.
"Hmm. Normally I'd say you've nothing to worry about in that regard. Reading a room comes with the territory, so to speak," it's a lie, but it's close enough to the truth for casual conversation, an easy one to tell he's told it so much to explain how he's able to do what he does, "But pushing your food around on your plate on the near eve of battle is a sure a sign as any to follow, if one cares to look."