[ Related to bringing others over. Regardless he seems to relax a little just on that assurance alone. He's thankful for her understanding, he really is.
Vincent looks up from his hair as he lets his hand drop. The sharp manner of this gesture suggests a denial on his lips. He's not that ignorant. ]
I'm not out to impress anyone you know.
[ Which suggests a few things. One, he might be intentionally lax or not really caring about his hair routine. People care when they want to be presentable and not keep folk at a distance. Two, there was probably a point in his life he did, in fact, take better care of his looks. For one, he was a Turk and there was a certain standard of appearance that goes with wearing the suit... more or less. Two, he did have a woman he fancied.
Aerith will receive a good, hard look when she follows up with her innocent (but not) suggestion of the time and... well, time it will take to correct the tragedy that is Vincent Valentine's hair. And he has to laugh at it. Yes, he understands what she's aiming for. ]
Seems a lot of work. Are you trying to say I'm being too social? Me?
[ Vincent does let his gaze trail to his book and the wine bottle but there's also his old habits of simply splitting off from the party and finding a place to hang out in solitude until he absolutely had to engage in social activities.
Ah but that's the problem isn't it? The normal things Vincent does to keep himself sane in these types of settings, he's either not allowing himself or thinking he can't. And that's saying nothing of whatever traumas the last few days probably dredged up for him which are even more taxing. ]
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[ Related to bringing others over. Regardless he seems to relax a little just on that assurance alone. He's thankful for her understanding, he really is.
Vincent looks up from his hair as he lets his hand drop. The sharp manner of this gesture suggests a denial on his lips. He's not that ignorant. ]
I'm not out to impress anyone you know.
[ Which suggests a few things. One, he might be intentionally lax or not really caring about his hair routine. People care when they want to be presentable and not keep folk at a distance. Two, there was probably a point in his life he did, in fact, take better care of his looks. For one, he was a Turk and there was a certain standard of appearance that goes with wearing the suit... more or less. Two, he did have a woman he fancied.
Aerith will receive a good, hard look when she follows up with her innocent (but not) suggestion of the time and... well, time it will take to correct the tragedy that is Vincent Valentine's hair. And he has to laugh at it. Yes, he understands what she's aiming for. ]
Seems a lot of work. Are you trying to say I'm being too social? Me?
[ Vincent does let his gaze trail to his book and the wine bottle but there's also his old habits of simply splitting off from the party and finding a place to hang out in solitude until he absolutely had to engage in social activities.
Ah but that's the problem isn't it? The normal things Vincent does to keep himself sane in these types of settings, he's either not allowing himself or thinking he can't. And that's saying nothing of whatever traumas the last few days probably dredged up for him which are even more taxing. ]