[ Distractedly, Mako hands them over, reaching out to pass them into Oz's fingers. He's still half-looking out the window, blinking behind the tiny lenses.
He almost doesn't say anything. In the past, he wouldn't have: this is a useful thing, and very needed.
But Mako has changed, so after a moment he turns back around, looking over the top of them at Ozpin, sitting in his kitchen with a pile of steaming dumplings. Maybe he should make tea, ward off the mist's chill. ]
And you're sure you don't need these.
[ That scrappy little part of him is yelling at him not to ask, to just take the gift, but Mako doesn't live by that part of his life. Not anymore. ]
[ Ozpin pauses with a dumpling between his chopsticks. He sets it back down again and smiles, warm and genuine. ]
You seem to have greater need of them, given the effort to maintain the caches. And I have been fighting monsters a very long time. I can function well enough without.
[ He can lean upon his magic when he must, and that helps a little. It helps enough. ]
[ Protesting any more than that is pointless, but an odd curl of warmth swirls up in Mako all the same. He offers Ozpin a small smile back and comes over to lean on the counter opposite him, looking a little silly in the glasses. ]
They'll be put to good use. Thank you. That's... everyone here is really willing to help each other out. It took some getting used to.
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He almost doesn't say anything. In the past, he wouldn't have: this is a useful thing, and very needed.
But Mako has changed, so after a moment he turns back around, looking over the top of them at Ozpin, sitting in his kitchen with a pile of steaming dumplings. Maybe he should make tea, ward off the mist's chill. ]
And you're sure you don't need these.
[ That scrappy little part of him is yelling at him not to ask, to just take the gift, but Mako doesn't live by that part of his life. Not anymore. ]
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You seem to have greater need of them, given the effort to maintain the caches. And I have been fighting monsters a very long time. I can function well enough without.
[ He can lean upon his magic when he must, and that helps a little. It helps enough. ]
I will be glad to see them go to good use.
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They'll be put to good use. Thank you. That's... everyone here is really willing to help each other out. It took some getting used to.
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If there is any consistent lesson in Deerington... it is that we have each other.
[ He raises his dumpling like a toast. It is, in fact, delicious. ]