[Of course he's taking notes. Why wouldn't he be taking notes? You should be taking notes too, Samus.
This time, he watches her as she looks over his scrap paper, closing the notebook and shifting to face her, making it clear that he is interested in where this conversation might be going (even if she's asking questions now). The good news is that he's already thought about this.]
No. It's local superstition.
[At least, insofar as personality traits and luck and things like that are concerned. Of course it bothers him--he knows enough by now to understand that the meaning of this particular symbol is not necessarily literal death, but it feels a little close to home regardless.
That's not, however, what intrigues him the most about these cards.]
But, they clearly have something to do with whatever ritual was performed to bring us here. It seems worth investigating.
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This time, he watches her as she looks over his scrap paper, closing the notebook and shifting to face her, making it clear that he is interested in where this conversation might be going (even if she's asking questions now). The good news is that he's already thought about this.]
No. It's local superstition.
[At least, insofar as personality traits and luck and things like that are concerned. Of course it bothers him--he knows enough by now to understand that the meaning of this particular symbol is not necessarily literal death, but it feels a little close to home regardless.
That's not, however, what intrigues him the most about these cards.]
But, they clearly have something to do with whatever ritual was performed to bring us here. It seems worth investigating.