The suspicious glance is met with a little look of surprise. ]
Manipulative?! Is that how that sounded? [ No awareness how he might come across, it seems. Tatara sits back in his seat with a little chuckle. ] Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
[ More like, he'd heard the previous sage say something similar before to touching results. Guess it doesn't work when he says it, though. His attention drifts to the fountain, watching the water trickle under the sunlight. ]
I don't know. But it is true that I'd worry if you wore yourself out before you even got a chance to shine. [ He glances— ] What was your name again?
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The suspicious glance is met with a little look of surprise. ]
Manipulative?! Is that how that sounded? [ No awareness how he might come across, it seems. Tatara sits back in his seat with a little chuckle. ] Sorry, sorry. I didn't mean it like that.
[ More like, he'd heard the previous sage say something similar before to touching results. Guess it doesn't work when he says it, though. His attention drifts to the fountain, watching the water trickle under the sunlight. ]
I don't know. But it is true that I'd worry if you wore yourself out before you even got a chance to shine. [ He glances— ] What was your name again?