[A small amount of tension eases from his shoulders, which he admittedly wasn't aware he possessed until she answered his question with borderline flippancy.]
You're very concerned with blending in, aren't you?
[Not that Markus has been doing much else since his arrival, but he wonders how long that'll last. How long until one must take action to delve for answers, and sometimes slipping out of shadow was the only way to do so -- to take risks, when risks were needed.
But to ease the sense of judgment from his tone, he offers her back his skewer. She looks... hungry.]
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You're very concerned with blending in, aren't you?
[Not that Markus has been doing much else since his arrival, but he wonders how long that'll last. How long until one must take action to delve for answers, and sometimes slipping out of shadow was the only way to do so -- to take risks, when risks were needed.
But to ease the sense of judgment from his tone, he offers her back his skewer. She looks... hungry.]
Here. I don't need this.