[The thoughts require a bit of mulling, his head bobbing slightly and his attention flitting away into himself.
Start with chess. Work up. It feels easier hearing someone else--someone older, wiser, who'd actually done this before--agree that it's not just probable. That it might even be the best way to go about things.]
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Start with chess. Work up. It feels easier hearing someone else--someone older, wiser, who'd actually done this before--agree that it's not just probable. That it might even be the best way to go about things.]
It gets... easier by then, doesn't it?