[Yes, something he's come to expect. Something the women of his time also did, as a socially acceptable way to protect themselves. To rely on men, who held more power and weight in their society.
It's no less different here - it is still a matter of survival, of making yourself seem less of a threat. Less suspected, if anything happens.]
Akane, with age comes knowledge.
[He laces his fingers together, gloves creaking softly.]
And I have been around for far too long to not notice when someone is attempting to make themselves seem harmless and fragile - as the urge to protect a vulnerable young girl is quite pronounced in most people.
[His eyes...they've regained that piercing quality he's sometimes shown, like the cold, calculating gaze of a spider in its web, even as his mouth quirks up in a small smile.]
I'm not such a doddering old man to not know that those who use that strategy are more cunning than one might think, and I respect your intelligence enough to assume you have more plans than you let on.
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It's no less different here - it is still a matter of survival, of making yourself seem less of a threat. Less suspected, if anything happens.]
Akane, with age comes knowledge.
[He laces his fingers together, gloves creaking softly.]
And I have been around for far too long to not notice when someone is attempting to make themselves seem harmless and fragile - as the urge to protect a vulnerable young girl is quite pronounced in most people.
[His eyes...they've regained that piercing quality he's sometimes shown, like the cold, calculating gaze of a spider in its web, even as his mouth quirks up in a small smile.]
I'm not such a doddering old man to not know that those who use that strategy are more cunning than one might think, and I respect your intelligence enough to assume you have more plans than you let on.