[It'd be just his luck to lose another sibling. He reaches forward to flick his fingers against the back of Jack's neck. He's glad for the kid's presence. It's an edge of comfort in a sea of uncertainty, and it affords him a gift he never would have thought to ask for.
With Jack here Nyx doesn't have the time to dwell on the gaps, the fear of not knowing who he is as a person. He can't afford to stumble with someone looking up to him.]
And somehow I doubt it would survive alone in the woods. If it were native to the area they would have known what it is.
[He leaves just long enough of a pause for effect before...]
We might as well eat it if you're just gonna leave it anyway.
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[It'd be just his luck to lose another sibling. He reaches forward to flick his fingers against the back of Jack's neck. He's glad for the kid's presence. It's an edge of comfort in a sea of uncertainty, and it affords him a gift he never would have thought to ask for.
With Jack here Nyx doesn't have the time to dwell on the gaps, the fear of not knowing who he is as a person. He can't afford to stumble with someone looking up to him.]
And somehow I doubt it would survive alone in the woods. If it were native to the area they would have known what it is.
[He leaves just long enough of a pause for effect before...]
We might as well eat it if you're just gonna leave it anyway.