Klavier's mouth pursed together as he listened and watched, very vividly able to picture the incident as Nigredo described it. Frankly, he heard descriptions far worse than this during his day job, but the fact that these were both children and brothers just nagged at every part of him. There was also something vaguely insulting about the idea of picking up a rock from the dirt and trying to extinguish your own flesh and blood with it. But it matched the description Albedo had given him, so it was likely the truth of the matter.
He, of course, remembered this detail regarding the absent apology. It had been a point he wanted to bring up during the 'game' with Albedo. That is, until the whole thing spiraled out of control. Klavier didn't really react to that because he didn't buy it. No matter what world or dimension someone was from, an apology or lack thereof did not warrant a suitable motive for murder. That was just ridiculous. It wasn't the lack of apology, it was the action that warranted an apology in the first place. An 'I'm sorry' likely wouldn't change anything even if it had been offered.
"Somewhat," he answered carefully. "Strangely enough, he said nothing about an apology. But he mentioned something about... you trying first." He paused for a moment and decided to make an amendment. With so many confusing details, he shouldn't be paraphrasing for the sake of what he thought made more sense personally. "Actually, no. He said you did and then changed his phrasing to 'you tried to.' He's rather fond of vague answers, isn't he?"
He glanced away for just a second. Despite the subject, he was sounding relatively casual about this. He wasn't quite sure how much of it to believe, considering the source. It'd be a lie to say he didn't hope that there was some kind of misinterpretation going on here. So he was approaching this with skepticism and objectivity. Distance. He wasn't sure what to think on the entire matter. It sounded like a matter of who started what, but in the end, none of that mattered. All that mattered was how to fix it before something horrible happened. But understanding the roots was essential to understanding the problem. He turned his gaze back to Nigredo. "So you've had a fight before this incident."
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He, of course, remembered this detail regarding the absent apology. It had been a point he wanted to bring up during the 'game' with Albedo. That is, until the whole thing spiraled out of control. Klavier didn't really react to that because he didn't buy it. No matter what world or dimension someone was from, an apology or lack thereof did not warrant a suitable motive for murder. That was just ridiculous. It wasn't the lack of apology, it was the action that warranted an apology in the first place. An 'I'm sorry' likely wouldn't change anything even if it had been offered.
"Somewhat," he answered carefully. "Strangely enough, he said nothing about an apology. But he mentioned something about... you trying first." He paused for a moment and decided to make an amendment. With so many confusing details, he shouldn't be paraphrasing for the sake of what he thought made more sense personally. "Actually, no. He said you did and then changed his phrasing to 'you tried to.' He's rather fond of vague answers, isn't he?"
He glanced away for just a second. Despite the subject, he was sounding relatively casual about this. He wasn't quite sure how much of it to believe, considering the source. It'd be a lie to say he didn't hope that there was some kind of misinterpretation going on here. So he was approaching this with skepticism and objectivity. Distance. He wasn't sure what to think on the entire matter. It sounded like a matter of who started what, but in the end, none of that mattered. All that mattered was how to fix it before something horrible happened. But understanding the roots was essential to understanding the problem. He turned his gaze back to Nigredo. "So you've had a fight before this incident."