[ he swats the elbow away as the jab draws the tiniest roblox 'oof' out of him. is he being hypocritical? he thinks it all makes perfect sense. then again, taking a moment to reflect, he can see it from the other side too. no matter how honest his assessment, kaiser won't respect it because noa's logic behind it is "because I said so". he relishes being able to take on impossible tasks, so telling him he can't is only going to spur him on.
(and maybe, a terrible part of him must confess, he wants to see if it will. what will happen if he just keeps pressing those buttons. he really is careless with other people and it doesn't bother him to know that.)
noa rolls a shoulder, the one kaiser isn't leaning toward, and it creeks from stiffness. he normally stretches around this time of night and his body is irritated from a lack of maintenance. ]
I never waste my time or my energy. Everything I do, I do because I gain something from it. [ big or small, it's always about a trade-off. he doesn't do something for nothing. ] So what will I get out of this? Not enough to outweigh the risks. You're not convincing me yet.
[ and there are risks inherent to this engagement they're negotiating. far more to him than kaiser frankly. he doesn't want to indulge just for the sake of it. that's far from rational to him. ]
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[ he swats the elbow away as the jab draws the tiniest roblox 'oof' out of him. is he being hypocritical? he thinks it all makes perfect sense. then again, taking a moment to reflect, he can see it from the other side too. no matter how honest his assessment, kaiser won't respect it because noa's logic behind it is "because I said so". he relishes being able to take on impossible tasks, so telling him he can't is only going to spur him on.
(and maybe, a terrible part of him must confess, he wants to see if it will. what will happen if he just keeps pressing those buttons. he really is careless with other people and it doesn't bother him to know that.)
noa rolls a shoulder, the one kaiser isn't leaning toward, and it creeks from stiffness. he normally stretches around this time of night and his body is irritated from a lack of maintenance. ]
I never waste my time or my energy. Everything I do, I do because I gain something from it. [ big or small, it's always about a trade-off. he doesn't do something for nothing. ] So what will I get out of this? Not enough to outweigh the risks. You're not convincing me yet.
[ and there are risks inherent to this engagement they're negotiating. far more to him than kaiser frankly. he doesn't want to indulge just for the sake of it. that's far from rational to him. ]