[The smile fades somewhat from Izaya's face but not entirely. Instead, his eyes become blank and he stares at Ion for a moment- silently.]
It's a little complicated.
[He puts his hand on top of Ion's head and muses up his hair a little bit. Only to smooth it right back down because he had raised sisters and that was never something you just did without punishment.
He's skipping around the topic though.]
But I'm back now. And Sola's alive again so it's fine, hn? Is Laharl around?
[He glances up from Ion to look- as if the little demon was about to bounce out of no where. Instead, his eyes land on Shizuo and his expression turns to something that much softer and for a moment...
Right. Right. He can't let himself get lost just by looking over at Shizuo. But in all fairness they hadn't seen each other since parting ways.]
Ah, hey Ion, do you like Shizu-chan? I see you got the tea out. You're such a good host.
[Yup. Completely dropping the subject altogether.]
no subject
It's a little complicated.
[He puts his hand on top of Ion's head and muses up his hair a little bit. Only to smooth it right back down because he had raised sisters and that was never something you just did without punishment.
He's skipping around the topic though.]
But I'm back now. And Sola's alive again so it's fine, hn? Is Laharl around?
[He glances up from Ion to look- as if the little demon was about to bounce out of no where. Instead, his eyes land on Shizuo and his expression turns to something that much softer and for a moment...
Right. Right. He can't let himself get lost just by looking over at Shizuo. But in all fairness they hadn't seen each other since parting ways.]
Ah, hey Ion, do you like Shizu-chan? I see you got the tea out. You're such a good host.
[Yup. Completely dropping the subject altogether.]