[It's more like one of them knows that magic comes with some serious strings attached? That not understanding how to use it makes Emil particularly vulnerable?? So yes, Lalli's being somewhat snippy, but he's not about to, like, pitch a fit about it; he's just... frustrated, both with Emil and, to a lesser degree, with himself.
But how do normal people express such things... hmm. Lalli doesn't have a bowl of soup to flip, thank goodness, so he settles for pressing his lips into a thin line as he glares down at Emil's pinky. Is this one of those things Tuuri kept trying to teach him? He didn't get it then, and he doesn't get it now.]
Good. You have to.
[Learn, that is. It's non-negotiable. A part of him—the petty part—even wants to leave it at that, and yet, well... this is Emil? Emil is his friend, which is why, even though this whole thing is STUPID, he lifts his opposite hand and sticks out his own pinky. He makes no move to link them, because he's clueless, but! Still! It's a tiny step.]
...I won't get mad at you if you keep trying? Really trying. You can't give up.
[His tone is still, uh, rather irritated, but he's... making an effort. Really.]
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But how do normal people express such things... hmm. Lalli doesn't have a bowl of soup to flip, thank goodness, so he settles for pressing his lips into a thin line as he glares down at Emil's pinky. Is this one of those things Tuuri kept trying to teach him? He didn't get it then, and he doesn't get it now.]
Good. You have to.
[Learn, that is. It's non-negotiable. A part of him—the petty part—even wants to leave it at that, and yet, well... this is Emil? Emil is his friend, which is why, even though this whole thing is STUPID, he lifts his opposite hand and sticks out his own pinky. He makes no move to link them, because he's clueless, but! Still! It's a tiny step.]
...I won't get mad at you if you keep trying? Really trying. You can't give up.
[His tone is still, uh, rather irritated, but he's... making an effort. Really.]