[For all of their cordiality, Legato doesn't really have to pretend, here. He's still feeling out the nuances of his new friend's personality and demeanor, of course, but their genial exchanges have largely been for the benefit of an audience or as a private joke between two monsters pretending to be human.
Now, for him at least, it is time to work.
He stirs his tea, and as he watches the liquid spin in the teacup, he lets his features settle into a much more comfortable absence of expression while he thinks.]
So, it isn't necessarily meant as a overt threat. He only wants control.
[Repeating it back for verification, but it isn't phrased as a question.]
He was speaking to you, knowing that you would be listening and that it would make an impact. Pulling on the emotional strings that he knew he could reach, and... it seems that it worked too well. Now it's your turn to choose how to react.
[Almost certainly stating the obvious, but he wants to make sure he is understanding all of this correctly and that they are on the same page so far.]
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Date: 2020-04-30 06:17 am (UTC)Now, for him at least, it is time to work.
He stirs his tea, and as he watches the liquid spin in the teacup, he lets his features settle into a much more comfortable absence of expression while he thinks.]
So, it isn't necessarily meant as a overt threat. He only wants control.
[Repeating it back for verification, but it isn't phrased as a question.]
He was speaking to you, knowing that you would be listening and that it would make an impact. Pulling on the emotional strings that he knew he could reach, and... it seems that it worked too well. Now it's your turn to choose how to react.
[Almost certainly stating the obvious, but he wants to make sure he is understanding all of this correctly and that they are on the same page so far.]