๏ผ it is the sort of unfailingly thoughtful thing he's come to associate with the man, but it still gives him pause as he takes the bottle, long fingers curling around it. it disappears — sleight of hand — into some fold of his elegant kimono. ๏ผ
Thank you.
๏ผ it's said in that same polite neutral of his general register. he blinks, and for a moment it seems as if he is simply going to turn and leave, considering the encounter concluded.
then, almost as if prompted: ๏ผ
I wish to apologize to you, for our conversation in Scorpion's Bend. I was... harsh. I could have made my points without being so.
( Truthfully, he's ready for the young man's immediate departureโ if there's anything else to share, he would, and Itachi getting around well, looking healthy, that's good enough for McCoy.
He doesn't expect the apology. )
I appreciate it. We were... none of us were at our best there.
๏ผ not to him, but... you know, generally. his own actions were not out of alignment with who he is as a person. he does not regret what he said, only how. he forgets, sometimes, that he does not need to be so harsh on these people. his world may be the sum of his experiences, but it is not the only experience. he may be bound to konoha, but it is not the only life he can imagine. ๏ผ
We can only act in what we believe is in the best interest of the group, or for our own regrets. For good or ill.
๏ผ his left arm is pulled out of the kimono's arm, tucked crossways against his body instead, resting in the fold of the kimono against the tension of the obi below. his fingers twitch slightly as he speaks. ๏ผ
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Thank you.
๏ผ it's said in that same polite neutral of his general register. he blinks, and for a moment it seems as if he is simply going to turn and leave, considering the encounter concluded.
then, almost as if prompted: ๏ผ
I wish to apologize to you, for our conversation in Scorpion's Bend. I was... harsh. I could have made my points without being so.
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( Truthfully, he's ready for the young man's immediate departureโ if there's anything else to share, he would, and Itachi getting around well, looking healthy, that's good enough for McCoy.
He doesn't expect the apology. )
I appreciate it. We were... none of us were at our best there.
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๏ผ not to him, but... you know, generally. his own actions were not out of alignment with who he is as a person. he does not regret what he said, only how. he forgets, sometimes, that he does not need to be so harsh on these people. his world may be the sum of his experiences, but it is not the only experience. he may be bound to konoha, but it is not the only life he can imagine. ๏ผ
We can only act in what we believe is in the best interest of the group, or for our own regrets. For good or ill.
๏ผ his left arm is pulled out of the kimono's arm, tucked crossways against his body instead, resting in the fold of the kimono against the tension of the obi below. his fingers twitch slightly as he speaks. ๏ผ
I imagine that trend will continue here.