[Ardyn is exceedingly observant, enough to know an honest question when he hears it. And in return, he believes it deserves an honest answer.
Therefore there’s no teasing to his tone this time, no affectation of carefully chosen words. Just the truth in all its simplicity — at least only as much as the word can apply to a man like Ardyn Izunia.]
It’s easier. Comparatively speaking. [A pause.] Than what I was forced to wear day in and day out, years ago, when I practiced law. Suits, hair cut short. Tremendous dry-cleaning bills.
[The smallest twist of a grin. Speaking plainly didn’t last terribly long, it appears.]
Now I feel excessively free to wear whatever it is I please, to suit my own tastes and no one else’s. It’s freeing — even if others tend to disagree with my natural inclinations towards patterned scarves and “ill-fitting” [can you hear the scare quotes] coats.
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Therefore there’s no teasing to his tone this time, no affectation of carefully chosen words. Just the truth in all its simplicity — at least only as much as the word can apply to a man like Ardyn Izunia.]
It’s easier. Comparatively speaking. [A pause.] Than what I was forced to wear day in and day out, years ago, when I practiced law. Suits, hair cut short. Tremendous dry-cleaning bills.
[The smallest twist of a grin. Speaking plainly didn’t last terribly long, it appears.]
Now I feel excessively free to wear whatever it is I please, to suit my own tastes and no one else’s. It’s freeing — even if others tend to disagree with my natural inclinations towards patterned scarves and “ill-fitting” [can you hear the scare quotes] coats.