[ Gentler people could deliver the news, and even Kostos could deliver it more gently, but— ]
Can you take care of his cat?
[ —is what Colin gets, out of nowhere, when Kostos finds him in the infirmary. In his defense, he hasn’t slept in a while, and he looks it, in last week’s clothes and several more days of scruff than he usually allows. He also looks like he’s lost someone, but that’s a look—set jaw, moments when his gaze drifts to the floor and goes unfocused—that’s harder to place. ]
action.
Can you take care of his cat?
[ —is what Colin gets, out of nowhere, when Kostos finds him in the infirmary. In his defense, he hasn’t slept in a while, and he looks it, in last week’s clothes and several more days of scruff than he usually allows. He also looks like he’s lost someone, but that’s a look—set jaw, moments when his gaze drifts to the floor and goes unfocused—that’s harder to place. ]