for a second, marc looks startled, eyebrows arching upwards because it's not the response he'd been expecting, and the expression quickly turns into a grimace as he realises why that had been the conclusion she'd reached. )
No, I—. (did an absolutely terrible job of explaining anything there. ) —Left that life behind years ago. ( arguably not long enough, but it is what it is. ) I was killed by my employer. ( the corners of his lips twitch into a quick, bitter smile and he lifts a shoulder in a light shrug. ) Disagreements in that line of employment only tend to end one way, ( he adds by way of explanation, barely pausing before continuing. ) I'm a priest.
( though marc isn't humourless, his is a dry humour and there's nothing present in either his tone or manner to suggest he's joking. as tends to be typical, his demeanour instead hovers somewhere around 'intensely serious' with a side of '(probably) over-invested'.
or very dedicated, if one is feeling generous. )
Are you familiar with Khonshu? ( though she'd said she was only a little bit familiar, degrees of knowledge are subjective and there's no reason to say she's entirely unfamiliar, even if khonshu was (is) not one of the more popular or well-known ancient egyptian gods. ) The Egyptian god of the moon, ( clarification, in case it helps. )
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for a second, marc looks startled, eyebrows arching upwards because it's not the response he'd been expecting, and the expression quickly turns into a grimace as he realises why that had been the conclusion she'd reached. )
No, I—. ( did an absolutely terrible job of explaining anything there. ) —Left that life behind years ago. ( arguably not long enough, but it is what it is. ) I was killed by my employer. ( the corners of his lips twitch into a quick, bitter smile and he lifts a shoulder in a light shrug. ) Disagreements in that line of employment only tend to end one way, ( he adds by way of explanation, barely pausing before continuing. ) I'm a priest.
( though marc isn't humourless, his is a dry humour and there's nothing present in either his tone or manner to suggest he's joking. as tends to be typical, his demeanour instead hovers somewhere around 'intensely serious' with a side of '(probably) over-invested'.
or very dedicated, if one is feeling generous. )
Are you familiar with Khonshu? ( though she'd said she was only a little bit familiar, degrees of knowledge are subjective and there's no reason to say she's entirely unfamiliar, even if khonshu was (is) not one of the more popular or well-known ancient egyptian gods. ) The Egyptian god of the moon, ( clarification, in case it helps. )