[ yes, surely there is something to be said for the fact that they would do it together — alone, his frustration might overshadow everything else, but with octavian there to trade ideas and observations with, to share that frustration and translate that into words that most of the population would undoubtedly call bitchy... yes, that might be nice, actually.
the remark about novels makes him blink, like he hadn't even considered that. ]
... Yes, you would imagine so. I've not read one since I was a child.
[ and he used to love them, then; see the world through different sets of eyes, read about distant places he'd never witness. but slowly, non-fiction took over, and then he didn't have any time for anything but to devour textbook after textbook, preparing for the academy, and then once there, well. yes, he hasn't thought of novels for decades. ]
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the remark about novels makes him blink, like he hadn't even considered that. ]
... Yes, you would imagine so. I've not read one since I was a child.
[ and he used to love them, then; see the world through different sets of eyes, read about distant places he'd never witness. but slowly, non-fiction took over, and then he didn't have any time for anything but to devour textbook after textbook, preparing for the academy, and then once there, well. yes, he hasn't thought of novels for decades. ]