For how difficult Daniel can be about matters - especially these kinds of matters - the man seems to agree easily with Robby's words while he's still holding Daniel's hands. Sure, the man's answer is a little on the quiet side, but it doesn't sound like it's given away hesitantly.
"Let's look into that later, alright? Together."
If doing that makes Robby feel better, then it's easy for Daniel to go along with it, after all. He may not have tried to get rid of the mark earlier, but.. that's just because of an entire pile of complicated reasons, of not even daring to speak up about it or ask out of pure shame.
A shame that's hard to get over, but one he'll try to get over if it's for Robby. For this boy, the one that's about to officially become his son. After all, to the locals here, these markings are as good as any legal papers would be back home.
But with Robby withdrawing his hands, with the other rolling up that sleeve.. Daniel's tone raises a little bit again out of the quiet, especially as he moves his fingers into the bowl, right into the paste, getting a good amount of the mixture onto his hand. "I'll do it first."
If not just because the poor boy is looking so upset about all of this. A part of Daniel regrets having spoken up, if not just for that.
He wanted this to be something nice for Robby. Something that reminds him that he's got something good going for him - something he won't just lose. A father who's ready to stick around this time.
".. are you ready for it?" Because he doesn't want to touch Robby yet until the other answers that.
(And because, maybe, Daniel is so good at repressing emotions that it feels easy to shove aside all of the Terry thoughts while he's focusing his entire mind instead on Robby instead in this moment - but it's clearly not as easy for the boy himself.)
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For how difficult Daniel can be about matters - especially these kinds of matters - the man seems to agree easily with Robby's words while he's still holding Daniel's hands. Sure, the man's answer is a little on the quiet side, but it doesn't sound like it's given away hesitantly.
"Let's look into that later, alright? Together."
If doing that makes Robby feel better, then it's easy for Daniel to go along with it, after all. He may not have tried to get rid of the mark earlier, but.. that's just because of an entire pile of complicated reasons, of not even daring to speak up about it or ask out of pure shame.
A shame that's hard to get over, but one he'll try to get over if it's for Robby. For this boy, the one that's about to officially become his son. After all, to the locals here, these markings are as good as any legal papers would be back home.
But with Robby withdrawing his hands, with the other rolling up that sleeve.. Daniel's tone raises a little bit again out of the quiet, especially as he moves his fingers into the bowl, right into the paste, getting a good amount of the mixture onto his hand. "I'll do it first."
If not just because the poor boy is looking so upset about all of this. A part of Daniel regrets having spoken up, if not just for that.
He wanted this to be something nice for Robby. Something that reminds him that he's got something good going for him - something he won't just lose. A father who's ready to stick around this time.
".. are you ready for it?" Because he doesn't want to touch Robby yet until the other answers that.
(And because, maybe, Daniel is so good at repressing emotions that it feels easy to shove aside all of the Terry thoughts while he's focusing his entire mind instead on Robby instead in this moment - but it's clearly not as easy for the boy himself.)