Peaceful and calm. Even if it's simply able to control a state of calm, the scene and its elements offer promise of a platform for talk. To this end and perhaps a bit of personal interest in the knowledge, Elidibus tilts his head and listens to the instruction. There is a nod of his head and a pause to allow the tea a moment longer. There is another mild hesitation and an expression that suggests some sudden recollection that has surprised him. It is quickly schooled into calm.
The routine explained isn't the Ascian's common sense, it's clear he acknowledges it as Jingyi's. "I've oft times observed such rituals in the Hingashi and Nagxian cultures of my Star. Yet each culture had their own steps to the method, for all it was from similar origin." Elidibus seems to be remarking on something he's seen before as he carries out the instructed steps of pouring tea and rinsing the cups before discarding the first 'pour' into the bowl.
"Is this to warm and cleanse the cups or does it have another meaning to you?" Never you mind that only moments before the vague familiarity of the scene had brought the snippet of memory back to him in the first place. Even if it is why he brings it up in the first place.
"You're not asking someone who's got the best answers, and you also weren't here for me preparing the tea. It all links together, the first rinse of the leaves, then the rinse of the cups, but the tea's for bringing the flavour out. The cups is for getting them ready for the better tea."
A wave of his hand, because once the tea pot is set down, he's pouring water into it again, kept supremely hot in its thermos. There: the second round will be ready in a few minutes. If the end up needing it for this... oolong variety, actually, is what it appears he selected.
The information is listened to and acknowledged with a nod. Most of the truth is readily offered as everything is settled for the steps of actually eating.
"I was curious if it would be different from my memories. Or if it would stir recollection of what I might have ignored." There is a faint smile from Elidibus. "You may also consider it an attempt to find some similarities in what's somewhat familiar to me, if you wish."
Perhaps not much of the latter; as he seemed to imply earlier, they were of cultures he had observed, not been part of.
"If you wish to ask questions about me during our meal, pray feel welcome." Unless the only talk should be the serious one after the dinner after all.
Jingyi offers a noncommittal sound, because he will ask if anything comes to him directly, but he also doesn't worry about it if there isn't anything in particular.
Which means, once they both have tea and he starts to serve himself from the dishes, leaving Elidibus to do the same, he asks instead, "What are you wanting to achieve with this?"
Tea is served and after Jingyi finishes with the dishes, Elidibus helps himself to a portion for his own setting.
"If nothing more, closure. And knowing where we both stand," he answers readily enough. "But I hope to come to a better understanding of one another. The circumstances that caused the rift between us didn't didn't seem the time, nor have either of us attempted to reach out and speak to one another afterward."
Granted, some of that had been because there are many matters to attend to on the train surely. But the rest had been outright not dealing with it for one reason or another.
"I wish to correct that oversight. And so here we are today." Elidibus looks up from his meal. "Since you've agreed to meet with me, I would like to ask the same. What do you want to achieve with this meeting?"
"Politeness," he says, because the first order of the day is the one he was raised with. "Beyond that, to figure out how likely you are to act without talking to anyone else, including inviting yourself into their minds, bodies, or whatever without permission."
He resumes eating, because that, to him, is the point. It's about up front honesty in intention, and then exactly what lengths he'll go to avoid and protect himself from anyone who up front admits they're planning to do as they like, regardless.
Teamwork is one thing. Leaving himself open to harm, even if no one else knew about it or realised it was a harm, was something else. He wouldn't be functional if that was a pervasive, paranoid fear he carried around, and he'd gone to lengths to not let it be one in spite of the wide range of talents and abilities of everyone on board.
Hence, at this point, why his reaction to Elidibus doing as he did was even more pointed, perhaps.
His tailtip twitches, and he narrows his eyes at Elidibus again. He should be more respectful on age alone, but it's too hazy, and this is too personal in a way that's been trod on unheedingly by one who has no idea, and could get no context from anyone but Jingyi.
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Date: 2022-01-29 03:27 pm (UTC)The routine explained isn't the Ascian's common sense, it's clear he acknowledges it as Jingyi's. "I've oft times observed such rituals in the Hingashi and Nagxian cultures of my Star. Yet each culture had their own steps to the method, for all it was from similar origin." Elidibus seems to be remarking on something he's seen before as he carries out the instructed steps of pouring tea and rinsing the cups before discarding the first 'pour' into the bowl.
"Is this to warm and cleanse the cups or does it have another meaning to you?" Never you mind that only moments before the vague familiarity of the scene had brought the snippet of memory back to him in the first place. Even if it is why he brings it up in the first place.
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Date: 2022-01-31 12:17 am (UTC)A wave of his hand, because once the tea pot is set down, he's pouring water into it again, kept supremely hot in its thermos. There: the second round will be ready in a few minutes. If the end up needing it for this... oolong variety, actually, is what it appears he selected.
"Any other meanings are social ones. Why?"
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Date: 2022-02-03 03:12 pm (UTC)"I was curious if it would be different from my memories. Or if it would stir recollection of what I might have ignored." There is a faint smile from Elidibus. "You may also consider it an attempt to find some similarities in what's somewhat familiar to me, if you wish."
Perhaps not much of the latter; as he seemed to imply earlier, they were of cultures he had observed, not been part of.
"If you wish to ask questions about me during our meal, pray feel welcome." Unless the only talk should be the serious one after the dinner after all.
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Date: 2022-02-07 06:09 am (UTC)Which means, once they both have tea and he starts to serve himself from the dishes, leaving Elidibus to do the same, he asks instead, "What are you wanting to achieve with this?"
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Date: 2022-02-21 08:11 pm (UTC)"If nothing more, closure. And knowing where we both stand," he answers readily enough. "But I hope to come to a better understanding of one another. The circumstances that caused the rift between us didn't didn't seem the time, nor have either of us attempted to reach out and speak to one another afterward."
Granted, some of that had been because there are many matters to attend to on the train surely. But the rest had been outright not dealing with it for one reason or another.
"I wish to correct that oversight. And so here we are today." Elidibus looks up from his meal. "Since you've agreed to meet with me, I would like to ask the same. What do you want to achieve with this meeting?"
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Date: 2022-02-24 02:06 am (UTC)He resumes eating, because that, to him, is the point. It's about up front honesty in intention, and then exactly what lengths he'll go to avoid and protect himself from anyone who up front admits they're planning to do as they like, regardless.
Teamwork is one thing. Leaving himself open to harm, even if no one else knew about it or realised it was a harm, was something else. He wouldn't be functional if that was a pervasive, paranoid fear he carried around, and he'd gone to lengths to not let it be one in spite of the wide range of talents and abilities of everyone on board.
Hence, at this point, why his reaction to Elidibus doing as he did was even more pointed, perhaps.
His tailtip twitches, and he narrows his eyes at Elidibus again. He should be more respectful on age alone, but it's too hazy, and this is too personal in a way that's been trod on unheedingly by one who has no idea, and could get no context from anyone but Jingyi.
"Do you like stories?"