There were plenty of stories there, and they didn't need to get into them here and now. They had just met after all, and asking after the reasons of someone's scars was sometimes deeply personal. He knew that he didn't like to talk much about the ones that marred his face, especially because they were so obvious and thus drew more attention.
It was probably supposed to be awkward, but he didn't find it so. "Grand-kids? That's great. Everyone needs to have family," he said with a nod of his head, the pleasure of family lighting him up. His family was a long line of farmers and soldiers, and they had a lot of pride. He didn't see them much, not with the sleepless nights and nightmares. He needed space, but he called regularly. "Um... no. I don't have kids or... grandkids." Never found the right partner for that, too focused on his career. "I have lots of cousins, nephews and nieces though."
No wonder the merman wasn't about to leave his territory. Like Jack's farm, that territory had been in the merman's family for generations. It wasn't something to just abandon unless absolutely necessary. "Sounds like a place to stay, yeah."
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Date: 2019-11-15 07:51 pm (UTC)It was probably supposed to be awkward, but he didn't find it so. "Grand-kids? That's great. Everyone needs to have family," he said with a nod of his head, the pleasure of family lighting him up. His family was a long line of farmers and soldiers, and they had a lot of pride. He didn't see them much, not with the sleepless nights and nightmares. He needed space, but he called regularly. "Um... no. I don't have kids or... grandkids." Never found the right partner for that, too focused on his career. "I have lots of cousins, nephews and nieces though."
No wonder the merman wasn't about to leave his territory. Like Jack's farm, that territory had been in the merman's family for generations. It wasn't something to just abandon unless absolutely necessary. "Sounds like a place to stay, yeah."