Zafika glances up at Garrot when they hear him scoff, but for most of his explanation on how the glasses work, they're inspecting them closely. Hearing the 'how' behind on them makes them, less doubtful about if they'll actually work or not, but after the petrifying incident, they're not very eager to try them out.
So it's probably understandable how their tail curls up tightly around them when Garrot suggests a staring contest, and they're naturally even visibly hesitant about the idea. Yesterday, trying out wether Gyre would be immune to their paralysing power had been stressful, but after they petrified Garrot's clone? The idea of having a staring contest with him to try out the glasses seems even worse. They can hear and feel the humming in the glasses, but they don't want to take the risk.
They spend the silence that follows Garrot's explanation worrying, meaning they don't get to say anything before he's speaking again. And only when he gives them his full name do they realise that, they actually never knew who exactly Garrot is. They had figured out he's someone important, with the way he talks and carries himself, and thanks to his habit of wearing suits. But to hear that he's the Director of Research and Development for MurtaCorp? They're shocked, and even more speechless.
They know exactly what MurtaCorp is, they've done research on it, and the company has their respect. It's one of the few that has nothing shady going on, it's an honest company that provides the best medical care one can get. Even in the middle of fuck-nowhere. Or, in as many places in the middle of fuck-nowhere as they can.
It's a lot to take in. Who Garrot really is, the fact that he's so easily giving them something like this, and the fact that he had someone make these glasses specifically for them. They let the silence stretch for longer as they process everyhting, looking at Garrot few times but, mostly they stare at the glasses they're still holding like the most precious, fragile crystal ever. They have a hard time believing that any of this is really happening, but it is.
"Thank you." They don't know how else to put everything they're feeling right now into words. They're extremely grateful, even though they feel like they still don't deserve this, and there's a whirlwind of emotions just, swirling inside them, but those two words are as genuine as can be. Even after what they did to him -what they've done before this- Garrot still wants to help them.
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So it's probably understandable how their tail curls up tightly around them when Garrot suggests a staring contest, and they're naturally even visibly hesitant about the idea. Yesterday, trying out wether Gyre would be immune to their paralysing power had been stressful, but after they petrified Garrot's clone? The idea of having a staring contest with him to try out the glasses seems even worse. They can hear and feel the humming in the glasses, but they don't want to take the risk.
They spend the silence that follows Garrot's explanation worrying, meaning they don't get to say anything before he's speaking again. And only when he gives them his full name do they realise that, they actually never knew who exactly Garrot is. They had figured out he's someone important, with the way he talks and carries himself, and thanks to his habit of wearing suits. But to hear that he's the Director of Research and Development for MurtaCorp? They're shocked, and even more speechless.
They know exactly what MurtaCorp is, they've done research on it, and the company has their respect. It's one of the few that has nothing shady going on, it's an honest company that provides the best medical care one can get. Even in the middle of fuck-nowhere. Or, in as many places in the middle of fuck-nowhere as they can.
It's a lot to take in. Who Garrot really is, the fact that he's so easily giving them something like this, and the fact that he had someone make these glasses specifically for them. They let the silence stretch for longer as they process everyhting, looking at Garrot few times but, mostly they stare at the glasses they're still holding like the most precious, fragile crystal ever. They have a hard time believing that any of this is really happening, but it is.
"Thank you." They don't know how else to put everything they're feeling right now into words. They're extremely grateful, even though they feel like they still don't deserve this, and there's a whirlwind of emotions just, swirling inside them, but those two words are as genuine as can be. Even after what they did to him -what they've done before this- Garrot still wants to help them.