"Oh, I don't know. Me and my boyfriend have made being imperfect into an art form."
He does sound pretty amused by that though. He and Fern are complete disasters, but somehow together they manage to create one functioning person. At the mention of the False Patron, Varian's entire demeanour changes abruptly. His shoulders tense, as he sucks in a deep breath. That would always be a delicate subject.
"Be careful if you go near that one," his tone is even- no humour in it. "As much as I believe in second chances, she's... well. We're going to have to wait and see if she's genuine or not. I have my doubts."
But then, she did so much bad in the name of her loved ones, and isn't that what Varian did himself? It makes his judgement on Mother Mercy a little more than black and white. Still, focusing on the paints is far better than thinking about her. The cheer in his voice is a little more forced now, but he's trying.
"Well, I have a few different lights already. I was thinking of painting a stipe of each colour and seeing how they reacted to each of the lights- what sort of shades we get and then figure out how to adjust things from there.
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He does sound pretty amused by that though. He and Fern are complete disasters, but somehow together they manage to create one functioning person. At the mention of the False Patron, Varian's entire demeanour changes abruptly. His shoulders tense, as he sucks in a deep breath. That would always be a delicate subject.
"Be careful if you go near that one," his tone is even- no humour in it. "As much as I believe in second chances, she's... well. We're going to have to wait and see if she's genuine or not. I have my doubts."
But then, she did so much bad in the name of her loved ones, and isn't that what Varian did himself? It makes his judgement on Mother Mercy a little more than black and white. Still, focusing on the paints is far better than thinking about her. The cheer in his voice is a little more forced now, but he's trying.
"Well, I have a few different lights already. I was thinking of painting a stipe of each colour and seeing how they reacted to each of the lights- what sort of shades we get and then figure out how to adjust things from there.