[ He lifts and lowers his shoulders in a little shrug; he is used to being told how incredible his immortality is.
However, his eyebrows furrow almost immediately when Gustave starts talking about how nothing has changed since Expedition Zero. He can't help how his face scrunches up in bemusement before he realizes Gustave's confusion. ]
It's --
[ What should he say? He knows? He was at one time the reason why so many Expeditions failed? Should he --
-- his gaze drops away as his mouth twists into something close to a grimace. The guilt feels like it is rotting his insides but what can he do? What would alleviate it? The truth?
Is that just self-satisfying for him? To make himself feel better than offer any sense of hope to someone? Can't he let Gustave hope? ]
-- no, I'm aware he's still talking about me. I'm actually still alive... sixty-seven years later. [ And he smiles. ] ... we'll have a lot to talk about but for right now, how about we get you fixed up, hm?
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However, his eyebrows furrow almost immediately when Gustave starts talking about how nothing has changed since Expedition Zero. He can't help how his face scrunches up in bemusement before he realizes Gustave's confusion. ]
It's --
[ What should he say? He knows? He was at one time the reason why so many Expeditions failed? Should he --
-- his gaze drops away as his mouth twists into something close to a grimace. The guilt feels like it is rotting his insides but what can he do? What would alleviate it? The truth?
Is that just self-satisfying for him? To make himself feel better than offer any sense of hope to someone? Can't he let Gustave hope? ]
-- no, I'm aware he's still talking about me. I'm actually still alive... sixty-seven years later. [ And he smiles. ] ... we'll have a lot to talk about but for right now, how about we get you fixed up, hm?