He's not going to bother denying it now, and even if he wanted to, it was rather pointless. This was Riley, after all, and it's been too long since they've been able to talk like this.
No, he isn't going to be able to get over how happy he was over his friend waking up for a while.
"And that is why, at the end of the day, there will always be childen on the lawn, old friend." He's reaching up to pat one of the hands pushing his chair.
And because he would like to know: "So, which of your grown children has been remiss in spending time with their doting father?"
By Elaine, he is going to like teasing you about this.
He might as well ride with it, eh? And he'd be lying if he said that he did not miss the way Riley could rib him. It made Aidan feel... well. Human, for the lack of a better word.
The two of them were making their way out of the house now, and into the sunlight. Many operatives made it a point to stop and greet them; it was only proper.
There's a sigh as Riley shuts his eyes and lifts his face to the warmth of the sun. It took a long, long time for him to reach Golconda, and one of the things he has never stopped marveling over is how good sunshine can feel.
"Teasing aside though, Aidan." He's angling his head around to catch the Voidseeker's eye. "Tell me more of how you have been."
"Better than I have been in a while. The Darkest Vigil could have ended in a far more catastrophic fashion than it did."
But it did not, and just about all of the people whom he held closest made out of it alive. Not necessarily in one piece, but alive.
"There have been some... disconcerting movements, shall we say. But I believe you may have caught on to that just by asking around and updating yourself with the broadsheets."
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He's not going to bother denying it now, and even if he wanted to, it was rather pointless. This was Riley, after all, and it's been too long since they've been able to talk like this.
No, he isn't going to be able to get over how happy he was over his friend waking up for a while.
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And because he would like to know: "So, which of your grown children has been remiss in spending time with their doting father?"
By Elaine, he is going to like teasing you about this.
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He might as well ride with it, eh? And he'd be lying if he said that he did not miss the way Riley could rib him. It made Aidan feel... well. Human, for the lack of a better word.
The two of them were making their way out of the house now, and into the sunlight. Many operatives made it a point to stop and greet them; it was only proper.
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"Well, if you had singled out one or two, then I probably would have brushed your concern aside -- but 'only too many'?" Nodding sagely now.
"This is a problem, old friend."
He is clearly making fun of you.
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It's been a long time since the two of you could banter like this. Aidan has stopped taking himself so seriously in many aspects.
(Not all of them, of course, but... baby steps, right?)
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There's a sigh as Riley shuts his eyes and lifts his face to the warmth of the sun. It took a long, long time for him to reach Golconda, and one of the things he has never stopped marveling over is how good sunshine can feel.
"Teasing aside though, Aidan." He's angling his head around to catch the Voidseeker's eye. "Tell me more of how you have been."
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But it did not, and just about all of the people whom he held closest made out of it alive. Not necessarily in one piece, but alive.
"There have been some... disconcerting movements, shall we say. But I believe you may have caught on to that just by asking around and updating yourself with the broadsheets."