[ Ken bows to the harbormaster. He's suspected, isn't he? This man thinks he might have murdered the crew. It sticks in his craw, makes him mad - makes his feathers fluff up and his halo glow a little brighter. He understands it's a reasonable suspicion, but.... ]
....Just, be careful.
[ Something does occur to him, right after he'd said there was nothing. Ken looks warily at the man, but he sincerely means this warning. ]
Whatever killed them was vicious. I don't think it's still on the ship, but - go prepared.
[ There. He's done his due diligence. With that, he turns and walks away, cheeks immediately burning. Why does this upset him so much? Why?
....Because he knows it's reasonable. Because he doesn't want to be the kind of creature about whom such conclusions can be drawn, and he hasn't been given the choice.
In the end, Ken isn't mad at that man. He's mad at himself. ]
makes a note to use that line if i ever require information about civil engineering
[ Ken bows to the harbormaster. He's suspected, isn't he? This man thinks he might have murdered the crew. It sticks in his craw, makes him mad - makes his feathers fluff up and his halo glow a little brighter. He understands it's a reasonable suspicion, but.... ]
....Just, be careful.
[ Something does occur to him, right after he'd said there was nothing. Ken looks warily at the man, but he sincerely means this warning. ]
Whatever killed them was vicious. I don't think it's still on the ship, but - go prepared.
[ There. He's done his due diligence. With that, he turns and walks away, cheeks immediately burning. Why does this upset him so much? Why?
....Because he knows it's reasonable. Because he doesn't want to be the kind of creature about whom such conclusions can be drawn, and he hasn't been given the choice.
In the end, Ken isn't mad at that man. He's mad at himself. ]