The coffee was the thing Lord El-Melloi II reached for first. It was comforting, both in smell (god, had Emiya's food madness extended to roasting coffee beans?) and in warmth. Putting his hands around the mug felt good. Of the food (doubtlessly Emiya), lemon cake was the dessert of choice. Something to contrast with the coffee. Besides, bitter felt appropriate.
Sitting down Lord El-Melloi II was careful to make sure his coat didn't get caught on anything, and he took just enough time to remove his scarf and set it aside. He didn't want it collect crumbs or coffee stains.
He was careful to hang on Roman's every word as the other man walked through possible explanations of what was going on. Sure, overthinking was a possibility. Doubtlessly a factor. But that felt more like a byproduct than the root cause. He kept thinking as Roman was....well, himself, for the lack of a better term or turn of phrase, trying to poke and prod at theories instead.
"Tell the Clock Tower that stat, just to see their faces," he said darkly once Roman was back. They'd laugh themselves to death. "But the Saint Graph theory could hold water. I'm running everything through my own body, learning the appropriate integration could be the issue, plus..." he sighed. "Factor in overthinking it and that could easily explain the situation. But that also leaves the question of how to fix this problem."
Doubtlessly, the focus on theory was a relief to Roman. There was no question of this knowledge's source.
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Sitting down Lord El-Melloi II was careful to make sure his coat didn't get caught on anything, and he took just enough time to remove his scarf and set it aside. He didn't want it collect crumbs or coffee stains.
He was careful to hang on Roman's every word as the other man walked through possible explanations of what was going on. Sure, overthinking was a possibility. Doubtlessly a factor. But that felt more like a byproduct than the root cause. He kept thinking as Roman was....well, himself, for the lack of a better term or turn of phrase, trying to poke and prod at theories instead.
"Tell the Clock Tower that stat, just to see their faces," he said darkly once Roman was back. They'd laugh themselves to death. "But the Saint Graph theory could hold water. I'm running everything through my own body, learning the appropriate integration could be the issue, plus..." he sighed. "Factor in overthinking it and that could easily explain the situation. But that also leaves the question of how to fix this problem."
Doubtlessly, the focus on theory was a relief to Roman. There was no question of this knowledge's source.