"Thank you, I try."

"You are a strikingly reasonable person."

"... Because I don't ask my brother to kill people, and because I try not to date people that would persuade me to rethink this policy? That earns me 'strikingly reasonable' status? Really?"

"Mid-furious-tirade, paused to politely apologize and ask if you should take your rant elsewhere. Good sense of humour, insightful, always looking at the implications of things. I stand by my description."

"I, well, that. Um." She looks away, fidgeting with her hair in lieu of an immediate reply. "... Fair enough, thank you?"

"And now I've gone and made you uncomfortable. Well done, me. I apologize," he says wryly.

"Oh no, unexpected compliments, how dare you, your apology is not enough?" she says, looking back at him and smiling. "I wasn't uncomfortable, just a bit flustered. I do not usually get complimented on how I conduct my rambles or the content contained thereof."

"Well, all right." He smiles back.

"Now that you've heard me talk about my brother's ability to kill people and seen me angry, hi, I'm Esvetielle."

"Sekar. Pleased to meet you."

"Pleased to meet you, too."

She looks like she even means it.

Aww. He beams at her.

She smiles back.

"You know," she observes, "it's surprisingly pretty here, at this time of day. Usually I'm uh, not in parks at this hour."

"I like going to parks at odd hours. It's nice. Restful."

"Most of the time, anyway," she points out, wryly.

"Oh, don't imagine for a second that I have any complaints about the turn this evening has taken."

"Well, all right."

He grins at her.

"Do you have a lot of free time to visit parks at odd hours, then?"

"All the free time I like."

"Professional rich person?" she wonders, a little amused.

"I'm technically an architect but not because I remotely need the money, I just really like making pretty buildings. Dedicated Land after being born with it - your brother's not the only idiot around."

She stifles a giggle. "Sorry, I didn't mean it that way. I don't think you're an idiot, just - more willing to take crazy risks than I am. It clearly worked out for you. I just - when my sixteenth birthday rolled around, there was absolutely no way I was dedicating anything."

"It was absolutely a crazy risk and I wouldn't dream of denying that. I am not offended in the least."

"Zeothe - that would be the brother - was annoyed that he only went for Death and Fire, after. Seventeen hours was apparently not enough, for some reason. So uh. That's more the mindset I'm thinking of when I affectionately call him insane."