"No, I couldn't possibly imagine, either," he said, trying not to show how amused he was by that. Hawke could put on a show when she wished. It wasn't hard to imagine the dog following suit.
"I don't know. You don't think it could be intimidating? A lumpy knit giant?" OK, that had him turning his face away and laughing against his shoulder so that he wasn't breathing all over their food.
"It's a skill anybody should have. Not enough in Kirwkall do. If I had a sovereign for every time I've seen someone with their skivvies hanging out..." He shook his head. It wasn't that he couldn't empathize with the straights of poverty. For many of them that clearly wasn't the excuse.
"Gloves, sweaters, scarves, hats..." He paused and bit his lip, deciding whether he should tell an embarrassing story on himself or not. "She did get it into her head one Satinalia that I needed a warm pair of pajamas. Mind you, I was ten, a little old for a one piece, so she tried to accommodate that with buttons. It...you know it's bad when your own mother sees you in it and decides maybe you shouldn't wear that again."
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"I don't know. You don't think it could be intimidating? A lumpy knit giant?" OK, that had him turning his face away and laughing against his shoulder so that he wasn't breathing all over their food.
"It's a skill anybody should have. Not enough in Kirwkall do. If I had a sovereign for every time I've seen someone with their skivvies hanging out..." He shook his head. It wasn't that he couldn't empathize with the straights of poverty. For many of them that clearly wasn't the excuse.
"Gloves, sweaters, scarves, hats..." He paused and bit his lip, deciding whether he should tell an embarrassing story on himself or not. "She did get it into her head one Satinalia that I needed a warm pair of pajamas. Mind you, I was ten, a little old for a one piece, so she tried to accommodate that with buttons. It...you know it's bad when your own mother sees you in it and decides maybe you shouldn't wear that again."