[there are a few responses to that, and Geir isn't sure that Vern will like any of them. he could continue the original point that Vern cut off: I want to know whether she thought I could help the people in the coven, or if she just saw me as a weapon against its enemies, or she didn't think of me specifically at all. he could respond to Vern's point about Qri's own time: I don't know how she sees things, but if she just doesn't think about how short human lives are when she answers questions, I sort of get it. he could say nothing and make Vern feel awkward.
he's not sure which to choose. it's not exactly that he's afraid of upsetting Vern, but none of the possibilities feel easy to broach from this point in the conversation.
he gamely tries a question instead:]
...what would you think about, if you were gathering people?
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[there are a few responses to that, and Geir isn't sure that Vern will like any of them. he could continue the original point that Vern cut off: I want to know whether she thought I could help the people in the coven, or if she just saw me as a weapon against its enemies, or she didn't think of me specifically at all. he could respond to Vern's point about Qri's own time: I don't know how she sees things, but if she just doesn't think about how short human lives are when she answers questions, I sort of get it. he could say nothing and make Vern feel awkward.
he's not sure which to choose. it's not exactly that he's afraid of upsetting Vern, but none of the possibilities feel easy to broach from this point in the conversation.
he gamely tries a question instead:]
...what would you think about, if you were gathering people?