[ Ah, so it comes naturally to this one. There's an ease in his words, something which seems so much sincere than the forced smiles and exasperation some of his students ( and fellow staff ) seem to harbor with his antics. This place could do with more of that, he thinks.
Then again, he might get bored without the stiffs to bother....
Fun is, after all, what keeps him going. What point is there to a life where one can't find enjoyment? And some may be able to do that buried in books and rules, but Ash considers himself to have finer tastes. Something to be shared, evidently, as he finds himself failing to resist a chuckle. ]
What a earnest child you are. Far more than your maker was; he didn't like entertaining me half as much. [ Or at all, really. ] Would be that all my students could be as charming.
[ A wistful sigh. Imagine.
Still, what an offer. ]
If you had a desire to read, my dear, all you had to do was ask.
[ Really! He's just that nice! ]
But if you insist... [ He'll lean a bit back in his chair. ] Then I'll hardly argue. It is so much easier to think when not burdened with the immediate threat of curses that need breaking....
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Then again, he might get bored without the stiffs to bother....
Fun is, after all, what keeps him going. What point is there to a life where one can't find enjoyment? And some may be able to do that buried in books and rules, but Ash considers himself to have finer tastes. Something to be shared, evidently, as he finds himself failing to resist a chuckle. ]
What a earnest child you are. Far more than your maker was; he didn't like entertaining me half as much. [ Or at all, really. ] Would be that all my students could be as charming.
[ A wistful sigh. Imagine.
Still, what an offer. ]
If you had a desire to read, my dear, all you had to do was ask.
[ Really! He's just that nice! ]
But if you insist... [ He'll lean a bit back in his chair. ] Then I'll hardly argue. It is so much easier to think when not burdened with the immediate threat of curses that need breaking....