[ He doesn't even need to look to know the expression creeping onto Grimm's face; he merely sighs. It's a conversation they've had rarely, but he is not a being that forgets.
Bugs were made out of patterns, of routine. Under Radiance, that was all they were. Under him, they were so much more than that. They could defy instinct and move to do far more interesting things.
Grimm - not the Nightmare King, but his vessel - had always been that way, linked to godhood though he was. He was unconventional and irreverent and somehow terribly annoying despite the Pale King's inability to feel.
Another long silence; the device is coming together, taking on a shape. Almost finished; just a few more parts to be added, and then it will be ready. ]
I do not know.
[ And just from that answer, Grimm probably has more insight into the truth than the Pale King would prefer he have. The fact that he cannot name one or the other likely means it is a mixture. ]
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Bugs were made out of patterns, of routine. Under Radiance, that was all they were. Under him, they were so much more than that. They could defy instinct and move to do far more interesting things.
Grimm - not the Nightmare King, but his vessel - had always been that way, linked to godhood though he was. He was unconventional and irreverent and somehow terribly annoying despite the Pale King's inability to feel.
Another long silence; the device is coming together, taking on a shape. Almost finished; just a few more parts to be added, and then it will be ready. ]
I do not know.
[ And just from that answer, Grimm probably has more insight into the truth than the Pale King would prefer he have. The fact that he cannot name one or the other likely means it is a mixture. ]