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It came and settled in so quickly that Mikah barely registered it initially. The slight shift in his demeanor wasn’t complete but it was there and the longer they stared at him, the more noticeable the change was. It was a tiny difference—a difference one could overlook—but Mikah just latched onto it as soon as it was apparent enough.
“I couldn’t agree with ya more.” they say without hesitation, “It’s why I try t’make myself seem as interesting as possible with what I say, what I do… and to waste these expressive blue eyes of mine would be a sin. ‘m sort of loud, I guess? ‘m not sure if that’s the word ‘m lookin’ for but it’s the one I’ll stick with.”
“You, on the other hand, are just… calm. Ya say what ya need to and leave at that. Your voice is smooth, doesn’t have the lilt mine does but there’s an undertone there that just… just complex, y’know. You’re playful but there’s a maliciousness that laces it. Correct me if ‘m wrong.”
“ Quite an observant one you are. “ And talkative. Malik didn’t seem to mind that as much as usual, however. This stranger had interesting things to say and Malik didn’t find himself growing bored with it. A lucky find, in his opinion. All those prattling executives and big-shot speakers had wore thin his patience the last few weeks. “ One does not need to be explosive in their emotions to be fright-inducing, ne ? Screaming tends to harm the throat, from what I’ve learned. “
