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[jaw]

When's the last time you spoke to your father?

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[recondere]

[ jonah purses his lips, blowing air from expanded cheeks — ] I don't know, man.

[ with a light shrug, he shakes his head. ] After so many years, you lose count.

[jaw]

[ He thinks the answer over, though a slight frown crosses his features — sympathy, for whatever it's worth. ]

Passed away? Or just estranged?

[recondere]

[ jonah sees that sympathy and nods, always more keen to accept the kindness of others than his elder brother. his smile's barely there, but always present. ]

Passed away. I was very young.

[ he pockets his hands in his coat, though no chill runs through him. ] You?

[jaw]

Still living.

[ Alizarin's smile is bright — teeth too-white and too-sharp and too-friendly. ]

Living and healthy, long may he reign.