[Agreeably, Matthias nods. Eating the pie last sounds like a good plan. He's not usually good at self-control, especially when food is involved, but for Laura, he'll manage.
And anyways, he's got a gift to distract him. With a grin, he shifts so he's pulled one of his legs up on the bed, and he's sort of facing Laura. He holds his hands out to accept the present, and pauses first to marvel over the softness of the scarf. But there's something it's wrapped around, he can feel it, and he untwists the scarf and lets it fall into his lap so he can turn the book about and read its spine once he's got it unwrapped.]
Nevarran Fa-- hey, brilliant. D'you like these?
[Although he is sixteen years of age. Ought he to say that? No, because she'd given him the book for a reason. It must be because she likes it, and so she wants to give it to him as a gift. So it's meaningful, like. Matthias flips the book about so he can start to page through it, admiring the words contained within.]
I don't actually own any books, y'know. This is my first one.
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And anyways, he's got a gift to distract him. With a grin, he shifts so he's pulled one of his legs up on the bed, and he's sort of facing Laura. He holds his hands out to accept the present, and pauses first to marvel over the softness of the scarf. But there's something it's wrapped around, he can feel it, and he untwists the scarf and lets it fall into his lap so he can turn the book about and read its spine once he's got it unwrapped.]
Nevarran Fa-- hey, brilliant. D'you like these?
[Although he is sixteen years of age. Ought he to say that? No, because she'd given him the book for a reason. It must be because she likes it, and so she wants to give it to him as a gift. So it's meaningful, like. Matthias flips the book about so he can start to page through it, admiring the words contained within.]
I don't actually own any books, y'know. This is my first one.