[ dextera immediately shakes his head, a little self-effacing even though he is pretty good at chess. he doesn’t want to gloat... but he also doesn’t want to insult minato by pretending he’s only okay! so he’ll just do this much, and let that be enough for his need to gently downplay his skills. ]
Heh.
[ minato gets a quiet laugh out of him when he slips into another gesture—motioning to the board, to minato, and then he tries to communicate growth with a languid sweep of his hands. they played a few matches, and minato has already improved considerably! ]
[ dextera nods. he’s had more people over at his house just to spend time together than he’s ever even known before, and each one is a treasured guest...!! especially when they play chess with him, but it’s not a necessity to have fun.
all that is a bit complex for his hands, however, and so he makes a beckoning gesture instead, and then broadens it to the room around them. minato is welcome any time. he pointedly touches the pieces, pauses, and then lets his hand rest in his lap in a beat of silence.
they don’t have to play, if minato wants to just chill. ]
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Heh.
[ minato gets a quiet laugh out of him when he slips into another gesture—motioning to the board, to minato, and then he tries to communicate growth with a languid sweep of his hands. they played a few matches, and minato has already improved considerably! ]
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Thanks. I think it's going better too, even though I have a lot of work to do, too.
[Which is fine, because--]
Is it okay if I come by more often to play? I'll only get better with practice, right?
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all that is a bit complex for his hands, however, and so he makes a beckoning gesture instead, and then broadens it to the room around them. minato is welcome any time. he pointedly touches the pieces, pauses, and then lets his hand rest in his lap in a beat of silence.
they don’t have to play, if minato wants to just chill. ]
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I'd like the company too.
[His roommate is currently turned to stone? So. It sounds nice.]
So... thanks, Dextera-san. I appreciate it.