[Be surprised. But he didn't say that, just let out a breath as shoulders slumped a little. There would always be some image someone would get in their head, one he could manipulate to a point when no one knew who he was or used to be. An old man, someone that was just a number.
Keep the expectations low and keep as many at a distance as he could. Refused to let people close, yet some still managed it. He didn't want to be anything anymore.
Just some nameless and faceless entity.]
Take full advantage of it, too.
[There were raised ridged of skin along the backs of his hand and fingers, almost like scale-plates that looked burned; as if brushing fingers across them would cause them to crumble. Traces of blue and red through black, and no sign of lighter skin on his hands.]
Can't get to sleep if someone around me is awake. [Unless he was drugged or something, but that could go without saying.] Might.
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Date: 2021-12-02 06:48 am (UTC)From:Keep the expectations low and keep as many at a distance as he could. Refused to let people close, yet some still managed it. He didn't want to be anything anymore.
Just some nameless and faceless entity.]
Take full advantage of it, too.
[There were raised ridged of skin along the backs of his hand and fingers, almost like scale-plates that looked burned; as if brushing fingers across them would cause them to crumble. Traces of blue and red through black, and no sign of lighter skin on his hands.]
Can't get to sleep if someone around me is awake. [Unless he was drugged or something, but that could go without saying.] Might.