[ He sounds doubtful that it does, but the hope in a genuine one. Sometimes it is good to have people who know bits of you, even (or maybe especially) the darker bits.
He doesn't know what else to say for it, especially since he might've mis-spoken by Lucien's measure in calling the error a mistake. It's an understandable stance to take, and how he imagines the decision and the aftermath may be utterly wrong and too kind. He cannot truly offer comfort with the benefit of proper perspective on the ordeal. He cannot fault Lucien's lack of forgiveness.
He finds one of Lucien's hands with his own and lifts it to kiss the heel of his palm. ]
Do you want to find something happier to talk about?
[Lucien's fingers curl lightly as Kurt's lips press to his palm. Gods, how did he land here? He pushes back against the pressure he feels in his mind, then shifts closer to tangle his legs with Kurt's. A little smile flickers to life.]
Like what? [he asks. He certainly won't mind changing the conversation, especially when he's steered it so badly in the first place. There hadn't been a need to talk about Eric, not in that sort of detail.]
Never did thank you for the gift your breezed through with.
[Lucien glances across the room to indicate the quilted coat draped over a chair.]
[ That perks him up a little. He comes up onto one elbow to glance at the jacket and then back to Lucien, tossing his free arm over the other man's abdomen. It's an easy thing to talk about, gifts, harmless material things. If he's brought something useable and wanted, good. If it doesn't suit, it's simple enough to course-correct. ]
It looks... cozy, hm? Craft-y. It'll be warm, and I thought it would look good and be fairly unique.
[ It's usually a fairly pleasant experience, at least, a gesture or a card... Well. A more cheerful card than the one he's already received, in this case. ]
Of course, I do not do good deeds specifically to be compensated for them. I try to be an upstanding fellow.
Terribly upstanding among my acquaintances, [he says with amusement. Lucien shifts so he can kiss Kurt again, making sure not to give up the way they've tangled together.]
But I mean it, [he adds, a bit quieter.] Could've ended up in a bad arrangement without your cleverness.
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[ He sounds doubtful that it does, but the hope in a genuine one. Sometimes it is good to have people who know bits of you, even (or maybe especially) the darker bits.
He doesn't know what else to say for it, especially since he might've mis-spoken by Lucien's measure in calling the error a mistake. It's an understandable stance to take, and how he imagines the decision and the aftermath may be utterly wrong and too kind. He cannot truly offer comfort with the benefit of proper perspective on the ordeal. He cannot fault Lucien's lack of forgiveness.
He finds one of Lucien's hands with his own and lifts it to kiss the heel of his palm. ]
Do you want to find something happier to talk about?
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Like what? [he asks. He certainly won't mind changing the conversation, especially when he's steered it so badly in the first place. There hadn't been a need to talk about Eric, not in that sort of detail.]
Never did thank you for the gift your breezed through with.
[Lucien glances across the room to indicate the quilted coat draped over a chair.]
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[ That perks him up a little. He comes up onto one elbow to glance at the jacket and then back to Lucien, tossing his free arm over the other man's abdomen. It's an easy thing to talk about, gifts, harmless material things. If he's brought something useable and wanted, good. If it doesn't suit, it's simple enough to course-correct. ]
It looks... cozy, hm? Craft-y. It'll be warm, and I thought it would look good and be fairly unique.
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I like it, I look forward to testing it out on the next trip out. And it's nicer than the coat I arrived in.
[He'd been wearing layers suitable for Aeor when he appeared here, effective but not particularly fashionable.]`
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[ He hums, satisfied with the approval. He's about to sink back down onto his side, but he pauses first to dip down for a kiss. ]
And Ororo? You are here, so... It goes well?
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[Kurt pointed him towards her, and things had gone well after that.]
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[ It's usually a fairly pleasant experience, at least, a gesture or a card... Well. A more cheerful card than the one he's already received, in this case. ]
Of course, I do not do good deeds specifically to be compensated for them. I try to be an upstanding fellow.
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But I mean it, [he adds, a bit quieter.] Could've ended up in a bad arrangement without your cleverness.