And you can't simply...talk to him? He seemed...[Ianchus considers whether the word he plans to use is accurate or not, and decides, yes.] ...Kind enough.
My brother is a wonderful person, but he is also very private. I have been trying to talk to him. I've been making myself available if he wishes to speak to me, but I worry he does not.
Perhaps I should back off, you might say. I don't know how much to push, or if I did step away, whether he would ever choose to come to me with those he has here. I'm glad he has family, has made connections that mean so much to him. I just cannot help feeling... wistful, maybe?
Ah...that's understandable of course. [He gives DiMA a sympathetic smile. It's something he can certainly understand; funny how these beings' problems can be...so similar to peoples'.]
What has he said to you? When you've tried to talk to him.
Very little, honestly. He's told me plenty about this place, and about his memory issues that I knew already, but not much personal. Nothing that would indicate to me whether he'd like to pursue a relationship beyond my presence as any other citizen.
Mmmm. [He lets the breath out as a long, sustained sound through his nose.]
All I can think of is...ask him directly. Lay it out for him like that, like you told me. Tell him you're not sure whether his silence is him being private or busy, or, ah... [Or not wanting to talk at all. Not wanting a relationship for whatever reason.]
You really think that's best? That it won't be seen as a personal attack of sorts?
[ DiMA would hope that his nature, his intent, is obvious, but Nick doesn't know him. Might just assume the worst again. But he sounds hopeful that Ianchus would think that this tack would work. ]
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Perhaps I should back off, you might say. I don't know how much to push, or if I did step away, whether he would ever choose to come to me with those he has here. I'm glad he has family, has made connections that mean so much to him. I just cannot help feeling... wistful, maybe?
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What has he said to you? When you've tried to talk to him.
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[He lets the breath out as a long, sustained sound through his nose.]
All I can think of is...ask him directly. Lay it out for him like that, like you told me. Tell him you're not sure whether his silence is him being private or busy, or, ah... [Or not wanting to talk at all. Not wanting a relationship for whatever reason.]
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[ DiMA would hope that his nature, his intent, is obvious, but Nick doesn't know him. Might just assume the worst again. But he sounds hopeful that Ianchus would think that this tack would work. ]