[ As Cloud had been correct to assume Nanami hadn't worked in the (agricultural) fields, he's also correct that Nanami isn't afraid of or intimidated by him. As to whether or not he views him as a threat — presently, no. But, he hasn't dismissed the possibility, vanishing though it may be. That he keeps standing and looking like he intends to be formidable. He might even be succeeding to other people.
Growing up in a rustic mountain town (or village) didn't necessarily imply familiarity with farmwork, so Nanami doesn't take it that way. More the environment, perhaps. More to the point, where he was raised didn't answer what he'd been doing with a sword like that, but then, Nanami hadn't actually asked the question.
Cloud does, however, Nanami raises his eyebrows. His mouth shifts more this time, though it's still a blink-and-you'll-miss-it, don't-blink-and-you'll-still-miss-it trace of amusement. ]
I'm not interested in dancing.
[ Rather than, I don't like dancing, as that should depend on the partner. ]
You only asked whether it had been an office job, not what I was doing. I'm aware that's irritatingly pedantic, but I'm not in the habit of volunteering information.
[ Which doesn't mean he won't when directly asked, as is now the case. Though it isn't simple. Maybe it should be here, where the memorandum shouldn't apply, both as seemingly another universe and because he has yet to see any cursed spirits. Maybe, too, given the electic assortment of the Chosen, the other than human among them — but if there aren't cursed spirits, then it isn't relevant. ]
I worked for a school, though not as a teacher. Just before I arrived, you could say that I was unemployed.
[ ...which may be as close to an overt joke as Nanami gets, even if he says it as (almost) plainly as the rest of it, and so it wouldn't seem a joke to anyone else but him. Regardless, it's clearly something he doesn't mind saying. ]
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Growing up in a rustic mountain town (or village) didn't necessarily imply familiarity with farmwork, so Nanami doesn't take it that way. More the environment, perhaps. More to the point, where he was raised didn't answer what he'd been doing with a sword like that, but then, Nanami hadn't actually asked the question.
Cloud does, however, Nanami raises his eyebrows. His mouth shifts more this time, though it's still a blink-and-you'll-miss-it, don't-blink-and-you'll-still-miss-it trace of amusement. ]
I'm not interested in dancing.
[ Rather than, I don't like dancing, as that should depend on the partner. ]
You only asked whether it had been an office job, not what I was doing. I'm aware that's irritatingly pedantic, but I'm not in the habit of volunteering information.
[ Which doesn't mean he won't when directly asked, as is now the case. Though it isn't simple. Maybe it should be here, where the memorandum shouldn't apply, both as seemingly another universe and because he has yet to see any cursed spirits. Maybe, too, given the electic assortment of the Chosen, the other than human among them — but if there aren't cursed spirits, then it isn't relevant. ]
I worked for a school, though not as a teacher. Just before I arrived, you could say that I was unemployed.
[ ...which may be as close to an overt joke as Nanami gets, even if he says it as (almost) plainly as the rest of it, and so it wouldn't seem a joke to anyone else but him. Regardless, it's clearly something he doesn't mind saying. ]