[It is perceptible, that cast of someone who has lived for some time. Racto would like to think they're good at recognizing it, from one old soul to another.]
[It's not really that simple. That kind of thing tends to only work when you've had, for lack of a better term, practice.]
And so polite.
[The wry twist of amusement crinkles the edges of their eyes, creased as they are with the aftermarks of stress and laughter lines and simple age. But they see no reason to refuse. Dogs ought to be pet, and if Racto finds it particularly discomfiting to be holding a conversation with such an animal while scratching her behind her ears, they don't show it.]
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[It's not really that simple. That kind of thing tends to only work when you've had, for lack of a better term, practice.]
And so polite.
[The wry twist of amusement crinkles the edges of their eyes, creased as they are with the aftermarks of stress and laughter lines and simple age. But they see no reason to refuse. Dogs ought to be pet, and if Racto finds it particularly discomfiting to be holding a conversation with such an animal while scratching her behind her ears, they don't show it.]