[ They haven't reacted to much thus far; their responses to Grimm have been short, straightforward things. Slow and cautious. When Grimm pats their head, however, they noticeably flinch, clearly braced for something much uglier than simple contact to happen - and then looking up, surprised, when it does not.
Yet another failure.
Do they want to leave? The little Vessel stares blankly. There is the sense that they're struggling to absorb the idea of being given a choice in anything.
But Grimm is....kind to them. Has been nothing but kind, despite knowing what they are and what their purpose was and how they failed from the start to be what they were supposed to be. That alone should be enough to reject them, as their creator rejected them, as the darkness that they were born from now does.
But he does not. They don't understand why.
They think -- they would like to understand why.
Another little nod. It's better than staying here, all alone. Anything is better, they're beginning to realise. ]
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Yet another failure.
Do they want to leave? The little Vessel stares blankly. There is the sense that they're struggling to absorb the idea of being given a choice in anything.
But Grimm is....kind to them. Has been nothing but kind, despite knowing what they are and what their purpose was and how they failed from the start to be what they were supposed to be. That alone should be enough to reject them, as their creator rejected them, as the darkness that they were born from now does.
But he does not. They don't understand why.
They think -- they would like to understand why.
Another little nod. It's better than staying here, all alone. Anything is better, they're beginning to realise. ]