[ If Magicman is observant about such things, he might realize that Cadel, aside from looking younger-- which is always deceptive with him-- actually is younger by a couple years. His voice is the biggest indicator: last time he'd been here it'd settled into a melodic tenor range, but now it's still high and clear and undropped.
Cadel can follow a scam as well as anyone else, but the lack of personal contact is strange for someone looking after a child they'd lost and it instantly pings him as considerate. Which is weird. That means this is kindness instead of manipulation, most likely, and that's...
He's not sure if he can trust that. ]
Yes, [ he says flatly, his public pretense of well-socialized affable boy drained away to uncertainty with his relief of being out of the crowd. ] No one was grabby, just excited. [ He's not sure how to formulate his question so he just looks at him in query. ]
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Cadel can follow a scam as well as anyone else, but the lack of personal contact is strange for someone looking after a child they'd lost and it instantly pings him as considerate. Which is weird. That means this is kindness instead of manipulation, most likely, and that's...
He's not sure if he can trust that. ]
Yes, [ he says flatly, his public pretense of well-socialized affable boy drained away to uncertainty with his relief of being out of the crowd. ] No one was grabby, just excited. [ He's not sure how to formulate his question so he just looks at him in query. ]