[that response comes almost immediately, and in doing so, stahn's gaze shifts away from the view of the horizon and back to leon. his brows knit—there's a lot of intense determination that sweeps over his features, as if he has to make leon understand what he's trying to say here.]
That's what I mean when I say you're not really seeing things. [he finally pulls that popsicle stick out of his mouth, clasping it within a clenched fist.] The sun sets everywhere, but that doesn't mean it's the same. The sunset in Leane looks nothing like this. The sunset in Darilsheid won't look like one in Heidelberg, either! There's a lot more to the world than just what you want to see.
[it's surprisingly poignant coming from stahn of all people, but this is just one of those things he knows. it's one of the things he appreciates most about getting to travel the world. he learns a lot, seeing and experiencing new things. sure, some of that are wonders like traveling on a flying ship like the draconis, but it includes seeing the world and the planet's natural states, too. he can't just ignore those things because they have a mission. it's not something he's capable of.
and what stahn wants is for leon to see that for all the things he says, they're not that much different. they both have narrow worldviews, just in different ways, but only one of them seems to be open to expanding it properly. and this is what friends do, right? they help each other out, even for the little things.]
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[that response comes almost immediately, and in doing so, stahn's gaze shifts away from the view of the horizon and back to leon. his brows knit—there's a lot of intense determination that sweeps over his features, as if he has to make leon understand what he's trying to say here.]
That's what I mean when I say you're not really seeing things. [he finally pulls that popsicle stick out of his mouth, clasping it within a clenched fist.] The sun sets everywhere, but that doesn't mean it's the same. The sunset in Leane looks nothing like this. The sunset in Darilsheid won't look like one in Heidelberg, either! There's a lot more to the world than just what you want to see.
[it's surprisingly poignant coming from stahn of all people, but this is just one of those things he knows. it's one of the things he appreciates most about getting to travel the world. he learns a lot, seeing and experiencing new things. sure, some of that are wonders like traveling on a flying ship like the draconis, but it includes seeing the world and the planet's natural states, too. he can't just ignore those things because they have a mission. it's not something he's capable of.
and what stahn wants is for leon to see that for all the things he says, they're not that much different. they both have narrow worldviews, just in different ways, but only one of them seems to be open to expanding it properly. and this is what friends do, right? they help each other out, even for the little things.]