RPG - Jas and Alejandro

[timbits_tootsie]

He pauses. “Yes, it’s truly a shame. I can’t imagine how the show could surpass tonight’s, though,” he says, smiling, and raises his glass in compliment to him before downing the last few mouthfuls.

A sense of unease creeps under his skin as he looks out at the circus folk and their moving home, and he cannot place the reason for it. He contains

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[antonnachzehrer]

Alejandro smiles and nods. "The circus is my home," he says, looking out at the monster gathered here. "I was raised here. I couldn't possibly imagine living somewhere else."

He looks back at Jaspre. "What about you?" he asks. "Where does a traveler come from, and does he enjoy wandering?"

[timbits_tootsie]

“This traveler hails from Casinus, a small town off south from here,” he replies. Not many show recognition at the name of his birth town, which is why he chooses to tell those who ask. “I’ve been travelling for seventy-something years. It’s not a bad life.”

[antonnachzehrer]

Alejandro cocks his head, as he is prone to do when thinking. "It must be a lonely life, though," he says. "Most of the travelers I meet rarely have companions."

[timbits_tootsie]

”I’ve had companions, from time to time, if one can call them such, rather than acquaintances. Often, our ways part soon.” He shrugs. “It can get lonely, true, but I don’t mind it.” It’s not entirely true. Not anymore. In the past he would have shied away from travelling companions, but now…Sullivan made a sudden appearance in his life, but in that short amount of time he may have changed Jaspre more than he cares to admit. “Travelling alone is more convenient, though. I know the wildlife well enough to manage with few resources.”

Subtle melancholy is layered into his voice, barely there, unknown to him. He finishes the rest of the pie and pushes the plate away. “Your cook would be well justified to brag about her pie. It was delicious.”

(Martin drew me sexy Sulli :O I had not thought such a thing was possible. I'll scan in a little while!)