Emery seemed to finally be connecting with someone other than his family in Dian since meeting Kavi. The two had been seeing each other quite frequently lately, and Emery was really enjoying his company. He'd shown Kavi some of his favorite places -- bars, parks, a huge abandoned junkyard -- and they had just met up at a cafe/bakery that he hadn't shown Kavi yet. He hoped Kavi was doing some exploring of his own...he was running out of places nearby to show him (and he wasn't about to start taking him to places of his childhood just yet).
After paying for his and Kavi's food, Emery led the way to an empty table and set down his plate, which carried a large croissant and a handmade fruit tart. Alongside that, he set down his large espresso drink that had some intricate design in the foam. He almost didn't want to drink it and mess it up.
He took his coat off and put it on the back of his chair before sitting down and sipping on his coffee (he didn't care that much about the design, really). He'd been thinking about having a particular conversation with Kavi, now that they'd spent a bit more time together.
Originally, Emery had no intention of bringing up his family anytime soon (or, if possible, ever) but he'd noticed that Kavi had also not brought up his family. This seemed odd to Emery, and though it was probably rude, he wanted to bring it up. He hoped dearly that this wasn't a touchy subject, like that Kavi's entire family had been slaughtered by bandits or something...but he knew that was unlikely (especially since Kavi seemed relatively stable) and Emery was just plain curious.
"So," he started, tearing off a crumby part of his croissant and putting it in his mouth as he continued to talk, "are you some lost and lonely orphan or do you have a family you just don't like to talk about?" He figured he'd get right to the point. He smiled a little, mostly because he had a family he didn't like to talk about, and he knew Kavi probably noticed that Emery hadn't brought up his family either.
He had to admit, he wouldn't even think about having this conversation if he wasn't genuinely interested in keeping Kavi around a bit longer. Emery had a lot of hookups in his time (even casual ones that didn't revolve around money or exchanging of goods), but Kavi was interesting in ways that those clio weren't. If he was going to stick around, maybe it was worth bringing it up now just to get all of the judgement out of the way, right?
After paying for his and Kavi's food, Emery led the way to an empty table and set down his plate, which carried a large croissant and a handmade fruit tart. Alongside that, he set down his large espresso drink that had some intricate design in the foam. He almost didn't want to drink it and mess it up.
He took his coat off and put it on the back of his chair before sitting down and sipping on his coffee (he didn't care that much about the design, really). He'd been thinking about having a particular conversation with Kavi, now that they'd spent a bit more time together.
Originally, Emery had no intention of bringing up his family anytime soon (or, if possible, ever) but he'd noticed that Kavi had also not brought up his family. This seemed odd to Emery, and though it was probably rude, he wanted to bring it up. He hoped dearly that this wasn't a touchy subject, like that Kavi's entire family had been slaughtered by bandits or something...but he knew that was unlikely (especially since Kavi seemed relatively stable) and Emery was just plain curious.
"So," he started, tearing off a crumby part of his croissant and putting it in his mouth as he continued to talk, "are you some lost and lonely orphan or do you have a family you just don't like to talk about?" He figured he'd get right to the point. He smiled a little, mostly because he had a family he didn't like to talk about, and he knew Kavi probably noticed that Emery hadn't brought up his family either.
He had to admit, he wouldn't even think about having this conversation if he wasn't genuinely interested in keeping Kavi around a bit longer. Emery had a lot of hookups in his time (even casual ones that didn't revolve around money or exchanging of goods), but Kavi was interesting in ways that those clio weren't. If he was going to stick around, maybe it was worth bringing it up now just to get all of the judgement out of the way, right?