Don't mind it overmuch, then. Your phrasing just called the thought to mind, that's all.
[ he doesn't exactly steeple his fingers, their current position in the courtyard not exactly conducive to it, but something in his carriage suggests what it'd represent regardless. ]
Now ... to backtrack a bit, you'd asked about assistance. Would you rather it now, or at another time?
Hm. A later time, maybe? Unless you're feeling generous or want the company.
[ He's already reflecting on their conversation, so in a way, Robin has helped. Robin's point of view is one he rarely comes across, so... this is at least a learning experience. ]
If I can't bumble through this when things are at its easiest, I'll be hopeless for the later parts.
Yet the future is built upon the past. Likewise, a solid foundation will be necessary if you wish to progress ... though I can understand your perspective as well. There are things one might have to learn on their own.
[ he shrugs, his shoulders rolling with a sloping motion. ]
I'm not feeling particularly generous at the moment, but nor am I feeling miserly. Should you have need of me, come search me out.
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ginger, foci;
If there is a disparity between the two, yes. Sentiment has a way of complicating many things.
If it didn't, then objectivity would not so often necessitate the removal of the self from the equation.
[ confounding factors like opinions and feelings, all set aside in favor of looking at the facts... ]
Though I wonder ... [ he cants his head, resting it on a hand thoughtfully. ] Would you consider correctness to be the same as being right?
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[ Asking the hard questions here. ]
No, they can be different. Being right is more personal and being correct is more... societal? I've never really thought about it too much.
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[ he doesn't exactly steeple his fingers, their current position in the courtyard not exactly conducive to it, but something in his carriage suggests what it'd represent regardless. ]
Now ... to backtrack a bit, you'd asked about assistance. Would you rather it now, or at another time?
no subject
[ He's already reflecting on their conversation, so in a way, Robin has helped. Robin's point of view is one he rarely comes across, so... this is at least a learning experience. ]
If I can't bumble through this when things are at its easiest, I'll be hopeless for the later parts.
no subject
[ he shrugs, his shoulders rolling with a sloping motion. ]
I'm not feeling particularly generous at the moment, but nor am I feeling miserly. Should you have need of me, come search me out.
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[ Offered tentatively, in case Robin wants to know. ]
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[ remarked lightly, in contrast to ginger's hesitance. ]