[ Kasumi remains standing, for now, but she does relax in her stance and leans against the wall behind her, crossing one leg over the other and folding her arms. She nods along as he explains, but then there's a pause on her end, too.
She hadn't quite realized how attached Bull had gotten to Charlie. Granted, she wouldn't blame him, considering how charming the wizard could be. ]
... I left and came back, too. So did Peter. Shep. Jacob. A few others.
[ But she's just spent a year waiting on the chance that the Porter would bring Keiji here, and back to life. And no dice. She doesn't know how to feel about Charlie being gone for this long, already. And she doesn't know how to act on the fact that she knows Charlie wouldn't want them to dawdle around, waiting on him. He was one of the first to tell her that's not what Keiji wouldn't wanted, either, after all. She offers her best attempt at a teasing smile (and it's remarkable how well she does it, all things considered) but it's edged with a fresh hurt, still. ]
But I don't think sitting around and waiting is going to bring him back, Bull. You're going to get cobwebs on your horns.
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She hadn't quite realized how attached Bull had gotten to Charlie. Granted, she wouldn't blame him, considering how charming the wizard could be. ]
... I left and came back, too. So did Peter. Shep. Jacob. A few others.
[ But she's just spent a year waiting on the chance that the Porter would bring Keiji here, and back to life. And no dice. She doesn't know how to feel about Charlie being gone for this long, already. And she doesn't know how to act on the fact that she knows Charlie wouldn't want them to dawdle around, waiting on him. He was one of the first to tell her that's not what Keiji wouldn't wanted, either, after all. She offers her best attempt at a teasing smile (and it's remarkable how well she does it, all things considered) but it's edged with a fresh hurt, still. ]
But I don't think sitting around and waiting is going to bring him back, Bull. You're going to get cobwebs on your horns.