[...he may not have that much experience with reading animalistic faces, but he's got more than enough experience with human ones. And if human reactions are anything to go by, Edward is hiding something.
He files that away for later. Now is not the moment to bring that up; he has to gain more of his trust first.]
That's understandable. Have you live here your entire life?
[He's lying. It's a practiced response, but to who? He's not a very good liar, this Edward. The fact that it's this obvious even without human features is telling. But...deflecting like that. It's a learned skill from interaction, not on one's own.
Again, something to tuck away for a later.
Oswald's reaching for the bowl, anyway, and finishing off the last little bit of gruel, and then wiping his sleeve]
Not to impose on you even further, butnwould you mind showing me around? I can't go up the stairs, of course, but I would like to know if there's any areas you'd rather I didn't venture into.
[He growls a little, unconsciously, not really happy about this. But, well.]
There's a room off limits, upstairs. In the west wing of the castle. You can't get there anyway. [What with his ankle.] ...I don't care about downstairs.
[...
He's never really given anyone a tour before. He's not really excited to do it.]
[Oswald's reaching for that crutch, slowly pushing himself to his feet]
Yes, I'd noticed. [a bit dryly, but with humor--that growl set his teeth a bit on edge but...again, if he was going to rip Oswald's throat out, he would've done so already, so he's going to start to push his luck just a little.]
Mn. [neutrally. Yes, he can tell, considering all the dust and the trash] I hope you won't be offended if I do clean a bit of it while I'm here. Only the parts I'm in. [he tucks the crutch under his arm, shifting his weight fully onto his good leg and steeling himself to do some movement.]
[he chuckles a bit at that, leaning hard on the crutch as he starts to make his way back across the dining room] What would you stop me from doing, out of curiosity?
I already told you which room you can't enter. Doing anything in there would count.
Or trying to steal from the castle. Trying to attack me. Stupid things. [And his eyes narrow, then, as something else... does come to mind.] ...Trying to tell people about what you saw here.
[Oswald arches a bit of an eyebrow] Well. I'm glad you don't consider raiding your pantry as stealing. Aside from that, there isn't any reason for me to do either of the two former. Even if I did, between the two of us, you very much have the advantage, Edward. I'm certain you'd have no problem stopping someone like me in either case.
[as for that last bit--] And I'm not going to tell.
no subject
...Just don't stay too long.
No one else should be here.
no subject
[Breezily, and maybe just the smallest hint of tightness....he does arch an eyebrow, though] Why should no one else be here?
no subject
[Well, he does live here. Must've called dibs on it, huh?]
no subject
He files that away for later. Now is not the moment to bring that up; he has to gain more of his trust first.]
That's understandable. Have you live here your entire life?
no subject
[...]
Long enough.
no subject
no subject
no subject
If he's been alone all this time...]
Someone must've raised you at some point. [he props his chin on his hand] Otherwise I doubt you would've known how to treat a wound, much less talk.
no subject
He doesn't... want to think about that.]
no subject
no subject
[It's not. He feels weird inside, even thinking about it for a moment.]
no subject
Again, something to tuck away for a later.
Oswald's reaching for the bowl, anyway, and finishing off the last little bit of gruel, and then wiping his sleeve]
Not to impose on you even further, butnwould you mind showing me around? I can't go up the stairs, of course, but I would like to know if there's any areas you'd rather I didn't venture into.
no subject
There's a room off limits, upstairs. In the west wing of the castle. You can't get there anyway. [What with his ankle.] ...I don't care about downstairs.
[...
He's never really given anyone a tour before. He's not really excited to do it.]
no subject
Yes, I'd noticed. [a bit dryly, but with humor--that growl set his teeth a bit on edge but...again, if he was going to rip Oswald's throat out, he would've done so already, so he's going to start to push his luck just a little.]
no subject
[Don't you judge him!]
no subject
no subject
I won't stop you.
no subject
no subject
If you want to, I won't stop you.
[That's a yes.]
no subject
no subject
no subject
no subject
Or trying to steal from the castle. Trying to attack me. Stupid things. [And his eyes narrow, then, as something else... does come to mind.] ...Trying to tell people about what you saw here.
no subject
[as for that last bit--] And I'm not going to tell.
no subject
[...]
Not stealing like that. People have been here before. Taken things. [Not that there's A LOT left to steal, but. Still.] It's different.
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
1/2
2/2
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...