ââ â âHeâs been a figure across ALL SIDES of history â a figure of rebellion, a leader of authority, and all in between. He could scold her, but she carries herself so well that he only BARELY considers it. Perhaps in the future, heâd pay for this, but for now, heâs riding this wave.
Heâs half watching the way she sorts through the fungi, as if hoping to GLEAM some reality from the objects in question. It is futile to learn the horticulture of mushrooms so quickly, but heâd be damned if he werenât curious about the different varieties of spores. He wonders in the back of his mind if her apron pockets are BOTTOMLESS.
âYou ainât real if you donât make MISTAKES,â he responds, something of a good spirit becoming him as she admits hers. Worry doesnât need to choke him and drown him.
His hubris always lied in the need to wear othersâ BURDENS on his shoulders like the world upon Atlas. He needs not to hold the weight of the entire sky, let alone the weight of this girlâs. Heâs still struck by a sense of kindness felt towards the magician; perhaps he can still allot some time to worry about cooking mishaps.
Joke or no, Loghainâs mind is already DRAWN towards a particular stir-fry recipe â- carrots, peas, peppers â he does grow them all. For a particularly potent mushroom infused potion, heâd offer her a bloody meal â- Truly, his half-joke and her idea both sound APPEALING. Sheâs rough around the edges, but even the roughest need to be sharpened to keep their EDGES.
Hands place themselves FIRMLY upon his hips as he waits for words to slip out. In a sense, sheâs like Gaster, not fully forefront in dialogue; even with his eyes fully on Loghain, Gaster would still DENY IT if Loghain dressed nicely. Just nearly does he laugh as she changes her tact â good point! Good point!
âI SUPPOSE this is where Iâd offer my business card if I had one?â Loghain tilts his head at an angle, a ghost of a smile flickering upon his lips. He almost holds out a hand for shaking; indeed, it kind of just twitches at his side hesitantly. âI got so EXCITED; pardon me. My name is Loghain Mac Tir; I certainly hope it would be a PLEASURE to meet you â it is already.â
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â WHETHER HE REALIZES IT OR NOT Loghainâs got Marisa wondering about whether or not heâs a potential source of wisdom and usefulness or just a guy who happens to know a few specific things here and there. Itâd be nice if the case was the former; she could always use more people around who were more on the useful side and less on the destructive danger side, she figures, what with this city tearing itself apart on a bi-weekly basis and all.
The offer of money for her work is, belatedly, an exciting prospect regardless. Really, any kind of work is a welcome idea at this point. She knows sheâs been stuck in something of a rut since coming here, and any potential change that isnât, you know, violent and potentially deadly is appealing. Trouble can come find her on a different day.
<<Iâm pretty real, then, huh?>>
<<I donât have business cards either, but you do have one of those phone things, right? Thatâll work well enough if we exchange numbers.>> Presumably he knows how to use it, but Marisa doesnât bother asking. Just like she doesnât bother asking what a business card is.
<<The nameâs Marisa Kirisame. If you didnât already figure it out, Iâm a pretty ordinary magician.>> She shrugs her shoulders a bit, then evens out the full front of her apron in an attempt to pack her precious mushrooms down a bit further. Inevitably, a few will be lost on the return flight home. <<I can make a lot of neat things -- not just destructive stuff -- depending on what you need, though I suppose we can talk about that later. I promise it doesnât cause too much trouble. For me.>>