"I was going to say that if it was intentional, it's rather clever." As much as Lord El-Melloi II wanted to actually say it was a foolish, when he sat and thought it over for two seconds, there was strategy to it. "It allows for Servants to deal with other Servants, preventing the staff from becoming babysitters."
Sit with the praise, Roman. If only magi were so easily dealt with. But Lord El-Melloi II could only dream.
"I see," he said, before falling silent for a long moment. It was one way to answer the ethical conundrum, and that Roman took on a parenting roll said a lot about where that particular relationship stood. It was something Lord El-Melloi II can relate to. Gray's own circumstances were different, as was the role she played in Lord El-Melloi II's life (he isn't her parent! was the lie he told himself), but the comparison was still there. "I'm sure I will see some of you in her when work begins in earnest tomorrow."
It was hard to mistake that parental pride, that was for sure.
"Mmm," he managed at the word tired. The whole rage explosion had been sustained, and exhaustion was now kicking in. "You realize that the words until you're ready are something I could abuse to postpone the matter indefinitely, correct?"
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Sit with the praise, Roman. If only magi were so easily dealt with. But Lord El-Melloi II could only dream.
"I see," he said, before falling silent for a long moment. It was one way to answer the ethical conundrum, and that Roman took on a parenting roll said a lot about where that particular relationship stood. It was something Lord El-Melloi II can relate to. Gray's own circumstances were different, as was the role she played in Lord El-Melloi II's life (he isn't her parent! was the lie he told himself), but the comparison was still there. "I'm sure I will see some of you in her when work begins in earnest tomorrow."
It was hard to mistake that parental pride, that was for sure.
"Mmm," he managed at the word tired. The whole rage explosion had been sustained, and exhaustion was now kicking in. "You realize that the words until you're ready are something I could abuse to postpone the matter indefinitely, correct?"