[ As steadily as the Meridian energy flows into Ruby, the Zenith one that comes into contact with Dokja stutters and curls in on itself as if it doesn't have room to move further in. He feels it in himself, the way he can't fully take it in, the way it dries up too quickly to have any effect on his Discord, and he makes no comment on it. This is what he'd been expecting, after all, and his expression remains carefully neutral as he continues concentrating on Ruby.
He wonders if she feels it, too. If she notices. He hopes not.
In an effort to keep them both distracted, Dokja breaks out into a grin, eyes finally opening as he looks over to Ruby. It's definitely going to be a long process, and he's familiar with how exhausting it can leave a person by the end of it, so he tries to keep the atmosphere between them light. ]
We have books to read if talking to me seems that unbearable.
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He wonders if she feels it, too. If she notices. He hopes not.
In an effort to keep them both distracted, Dokja breaks out into a grin, eyes finally opening as he looks over to Ruby. It's definitely going to be a long process, and he's familiar with how exhausting it can leave a person by the end of it, so he tries to keep the atmosphere between them light. ]
We have books to read if talking to me seems that unbearable.
[ His tone is teasing, of course. ]