[For some reason hearing that while he's holding Cid's head between his hands and beholding the soft look in those green eyes of his makes this whole thing feel different from the little practice round. He cannot explain it, and doesn't care to investigate it, either. Besides, he can guess what Cid cut himself off from saying, and he rather just leave that be.]
Perhaps I could. Let us hope we are never in a position to discover the truth of it.
[There is an audible click, however, and it seems to have sounded from the room's only exit. Barnabas waits a moment, not wanting to test fate too quickly, but then he releases his companion's head from his grasp and breaks eye contact.
And would you look at that! They didn't get sent back to the first room.]
It would seem we succeeded. Come.
[And there he goes, walking towards the exit as if they hadn't just lobbed compliments at each other while looking deeply into each other's eyes while touching each other's faces. Barnabas doesn't care to think too deeply on it, more focused on the task at hand.]
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Perhaps I could. Let us hope we are never in a position to discover the truth of it.
[There is an audible click, however, and it seems to have sounded from the room's only exit. Barnabas waits a moment, not wanting to test fate too quickly, but then he releases his companion's head from his grasp and breaks eye contact.
And would you look at that! They didn't get sent back to the first room.]
It would seem we succeeded. Come.
[And there he goes, walking towards the exit as if they hadn't just lobbed compliments at each other while looking deeply into each other's eyes while touching each other's faces. Barnabas doesn't care to think too deeply on it, more focused on the task at hand.]