[So, okay, bad decisions have probably been made, and in his defense they were accidental bad decisions for once-- but nothing seems to be wrong so far? That's all he can really ask for. Until things start going to shit, he's decided to try not to focus on it.
And so he's carrying on with things as usual, wrapped in a coat and scarf as he makes his way home (is it supposed to still feel this cold? Hm,) outwardly pretty unconcerned with the current state of things while he quietly tries to find literally anything else to focus on.
A familiar-ish face will do just fine for that, even if it's definitely the guy who he is pretty sure he made a terrible impression on.]
Oh-- hey! Hey, it's been a while, hasn't it?
[possibly long enough to have forgotten about it? god, he can hope.]
I don't guess you're up to anything you might need a hand with? Kind of ran out of things that needed doing myself, so...
...Something to do, mostly. You can only clean the same things so many times, you know?
[and he really doesn't want to hit the point where his roommates kick him out to do something else themselves, so here he is.]
So- I figured I would keep an eye out and see if anyone could use a hand. Or a partner to finish off one of those quests, or something. Already worked on a couple, but more never hurts, right?
[he hums to himself, thinking. sure, he's heard it's maybe a bad idea to lose color, but he's seen at least one person without some of it and he'd seemed fine? just... completely unconcerned with anything.
a reasonable person would not suggest this to a stranger, but then a reasonable person also would not think 'you know, that actually doesn't sound so bad right now'. it might be nice, not feeling low-key worried about fifty different things.
so he brightens, and like it's a totally normal request:]
You could try taking my color? I'd like to see what happens.
[well. most people would think twice about doing something like that, because it sure sounds like that could go horribly wrong! thankfully (?), gandharva's moral compass is somewhere close to nonexistent, so his one reservation is something like, "i hope people don't think i'm a horrible person if i do this."
but since ryan's willing, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? besides, he's a little curious.]
I'm not completely sure how one does that, but I can try.
Just consider that part of the experiment, then. I don't really have any idea either...
[he'd half expected to have to insist it was fine, but honestly, he doesn't at all mind that it isn't the case. that's just extra effort involved in getting to the point of all of this, right?
so he still seems pretty unconcerned, just humming thoughtfully under his breath as he considers.]
I mean, contact's usually a good bet with any kind of transfer, from what I know. Which is all secondhand, admittedly, but still.
[gandharva takes his hand, and concentrates. one of the advantages of being as old as balls and all the experience to go with it is that (even if you fail at your wisdom stat) you have a good sense of how to intuitively do things, so.
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And so he's carrying on with things as usual, wrapped in a coat and scarf as he makes his way home (is it supposed to still feel this cold? Hm,) outwardly pretty unconcerned with the current state of things while he quietly tries to find literally anything else to focus on.
A familiar-ish face will do just fine for that, even if it's definitely the guy who he is pretty sure he made a terrible impression on.]
Oh-- hey! Hey, it's been a while, hasn't it?
[possibly long enough to have forgotten about it? god, he can hope.]
I don't guess you're up to anything you might need a hand with? Kind of ran out of things that needed doing myself, so...
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It's difficult not to be free in this place. What do you need?
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[and he really doesn't want to hit the point where his roommates kick him out to do something else themselves, so here he is.]
So- I figured I would keep an eye out and see if anyone could use a hand. Or a partner to finish off one of those quests, or something. Already worked on a couple, but more never hurts, right?
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[gandharva's more of a casual quest-doer, since it doesn't make much of a difference to him, really. the rewards are sometimes nice, he supposes.]
Which ones are you interested in?
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[he hums to himself, thinking. sure, he's heard it's maybe a bad idea to lose color, but he's seen at least one person without some of it and he'd seemed fine? just... completely unconcerned with anything.
a reasonable person would not suggest this to a stranger, but then a reasonable person also would not think 'you know, that actually doesn't sound so bad right now'. it might be nice, not feeling low-key worried about fifty different things.
so he brightens, and like it's a totally normal request:]
You could try taking my color? I'd like to see what happens.
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but since ryan's willing, it shouldn't be a big deal, right? besides, he's a little curious.]
I'm not completely sure how one does that, but I can try.
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[he'd half expected to have to insist it was fine, but honestly, he doesn't at all mind that it isn't the case. that's just extra effort involved in getting to the point of all of this, right?
so he still seems pretty unconcerned, just humming thoughtfully under his breath as he considers.]
I mean, contact's usually a good bet with any kind of transfer, from what I know. Which is all secondhand, admittedly, but still.
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All right, then. Give me your hand.
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ryan holds out a hand without hesitation, though, giving him a small nod.]
Go ahead and give it a shot.
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here goes! rip ryan.]