[ It might have been brief, but there was definitely something there -- a sympathetic twinge of something sharp enough to cut even through the lingering exhaustion and aches of what he'd endured during the fight for the Oracle. Something that he knows he sure as hell didn't just hallucinate. It had been too lacking in malice or intent to be an active attack from Ruby (as if she could even manage such a thing), though. Which means ... ]
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[ There's a moment of silence on Gen's end, and Ruby might feel her skin prickling ever so slightly, the way one feels a dubious stare boring into their skin. But after a moment, there's a quiet huff. Gen's anger lessens just a fraction -- not out of any kindness or mercy, but simply because the brief distraction's stoppered the momentum of his irritation -- and the edges of his words are faintly blunted when he speaks again. ]
Fine. I'm heading over. [ Of course, he doesn't even wait for a response before just cutting the connection. Rude!
At least he moves fast, motivated by irritation, anxiety, and the desire to get this entire matter over and done with. By the time Ruby shows up to the cafe, Gen is already there, seated at one of the little tables outside nursing a cup of black coffee. (Because of course that's his drink of choice.) On the table next to his cup sits a fabric sack containing ... something. No doubt the delivery he means for Ruby to make. ]
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[ There's a moment of silence on Gen's end, and Ruby might feel her skin prickling ever so slightly, the way one feels a dubious stare boring into their skin. But after a moment, there's a quiet huff. Gen's anger lessens just a fraction -- not out of any kindness or mercy, but simply because the brief distraction's stoppered the momentum of his irritation -- and the edges of his words are faintly blunted when he speaks again. ]
Fine. I'm heading over. [ Of course, he doesn't even wait for a response before just cutting the connection. Rude!
At least he moves fast, motivated by irritation, anxiety, and the desire to get this entire matter over and done with. By the time Ruby shows up to the cafe, Gen is already there, seated at one of the little tables outside nursing a cup of black coffee. (Because of course that's his drink of choice.) On the table next to his cup sits a fabric sack containing ... something. No doubt the delivery he means for Ruby to make. ]