[he expects to lose this mask as easily as it came to him - no longer does he really remember the first one he got, but it hardly matters, not with the turn of the music and the sway of the crowd.
some part of him notes that this might be the first time he's ever heard Nier laugh.
the question cuts through some of the pretending, and there's a little twist in his smile.]
That depends on what's given to me to find.
[indulgence without obligation, entirely. still, he'll offer the illusion of misinterpreting his words, if Nier wants to go down that path.]
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some part of him notes that this might be the first time he's ever heard Nier laugh.
the question cuts through some of the pretending, and there's a little twist in his smile.]
That depends on what's given to me to find.
[indulgence without obligation, entirely. still, he'll offer the illusion of misinterpreting his words, if Nier wants to go down that path.]