[ Autopilot was real. He hasn't defaulted to this mode of his brain in quite some time, so it feels like he's on a high. Like he's back to a comfortable spot where he doesn't have to think too hard, he just knows he has work to do and he's here to get it done. But he can't completely lose himself in it either, given that he'd been going back and forth from one end of the train to the luggage car, ferrying items that Tidus had left behind and failed to collect after...after...
Roland registers Inigo only after he mentions needing a hand. His eyes turn alert, as if only now realizing someone else was there. ]
Inigo!
[ He halts completely. He manages to smile, forcing that nervous energy down to the depths. No. He couldn't know. No tears. Not now. Roland wouldn't be able to handle both of them, not on the same day. ]
How's it going, pup? Needed a hand with what? [ He crouches down so he isn't talking down to him. ]
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Roland registers Inigo only after he mentions needing a hand. His eyes turn alert, as if only now realizing someone else was there. ]
Inigo!
[ He halts completely. He manages to smile, forcing that nervous energy down to the depths. No. He couldn't know. No tears. Not now. Roland wouldn't be able to handle both of them, not on the same day. ]
How's it going, pup? Needed a hand with what? [ He crouches down so he isn't talking down to him. ]