[ Emotional over an animal, huh...? He gets it. Gray is such a sweet girl; despite everything, he can't help smiling back at her, though it's small and quiet as ever. ]
Yeah? Well... thanks. I'm glad someone cared about her.
[ especially as genuinely as Gray seems to. Johnny keeps a hand on Slow Dancer while he speaks, absently stroking her long nose. ]
As long as she didn't hurt you or anything. [ a beat. Then, awkwardly: ] ... Sorry for vanishing and makin' you take care of her.
I didn't mind. [ Though the same couldn't be said for everyone else around her. ] Her being here made me think you might come back. And I felt safer with her around. In a lot of ways, I admire her.
[ Most people would be appalled to hear it, but Gray really does think she should be more like Slow Dancer: proud, tough, and uncompromising. ]
Actually, I was hoping I could still come by and help take care of her. If you... and she don't mind.
[ he can't say he doesn't understand that feeling: without Slow Dancer, he would never have gotten anywhere, literally and metaphorically. She made him safer, too - and stronger.
The question takes him by surprise, but not in a bad way. ]
Uh -- sure. I mean, if you really want to... It'd definitely be faster with two people. [ unsurprisingly, it takes a long time to tend to a horse properly in a wheelchair. He'd question her further on if she really means that, save for the fact that she's been caring for Slow Dancer on her own for a few months now. ] You ended up liking horses, huh? Even a mean old nag like this one.
[ She has to think about that. DOES she like horses? ]
To be honest, I've never ridden a horse... but I do think they're regal, and good companions. And I enjoy brushing them down.
[ Looking after animals is one of the few things that's stayed the same all the way from her humble village to this fantastical place. She glances back to Slow Dancer. ]
She can be a bit difficult for people to approach, but she's been a lot of help to me. Like a lot of Shard-Bearers, actually.
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Date: 2023-08-27 04:54 am (UTC)Yeah? Well... thanks. I'm glad someone cared about her.
[ especially as genuinely as Gray seems to. Johnny keeps a hand on Slow Dancer while he speaks, absently stroking her long nose. ]
As long as she didn't hurt you or anything. [ a beat. Then, awkwardly: ] ... Sorry for vanishing and makin' you take care of her.
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Date: 2023-08-30 06:04 am (UTC)I didn't mind. [ Though the same couldn't be said for everyone else around her. ] Her being here made me think you might come back. And I felt safer with her around. In a lot of ways, I admire her.
[ Most people would be appalled to hear it, but Gray really does think she should be more like Slow Dancer: proud, tough, and uncompromising. ]
Actually, I was hoping I could still come by and help take care of her. If you... and she don't mind.
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Date: 2023-09-05 04:47 am (UTC)The question takes him by surprise, but not in a bad way. ]
Uh -- sure. I mean, if you really want to... It'd definitely be faster with two people. [ unsurprisingly, it takes a long time to tend to a horse properly in a wheelchair. He'd question her further on if she really means that, save for the fact that she's been caring for Slow Dancer on her own for a few months now. ] You ended up liking horses, huh? Even a mean old nag like this one.
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Date: 2023-09-07 07:09 am (UTC)To be honest, I've never ridden a horse... but I do think they're regal, and good companions. And I enjoy brushing them down.
[ Looking after animals is one of the few things that's stayed the same all the way from her humble village to this fantastical place. She glances back to Slow Dancer. ]
She can be a bit difficult for people to approach, but she's been a lot of help to me. Like a lot of Shard-Bearers, actually.