[He bites his tongue, because he can see that Ren is trying. Ren is trying, and he'd promised he would try, too. His eyes narrow into slits as he gnaws at the inside of his lower lip again, stopping only once he tastes the iron tang of blood.]
Fine, [he concedes shortly, forcibly unclenching his fists at his sides and taking a breath, swallowing back frightened saliva and blood.] You can say you don't believe it, but it doesn't make it any less true. [An expansive gesture to indicate the room, the Void, everything around them as he's done before.] Isn't this just another example of it, Ren?
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[He bites his tongue, because he can see that Ren is trying. Ren is trying, and he'd promised he would try, too. His eyes narrow into slits as he gnaws at the inside of his lower lip again, stopping only once he tastes the iron tang of blood.]
Fine, [he concedes shortly, forcibly unclenching his fists at his sides and taking a breath, swallowing back frightened saliva and blood.] You can say you don't believe it, but it doesn't make it any less true. [An expansive gesture to indicate the room, the Void, everything around them as he's done before.] Isn't this just another example of it, Ren?