[Lalli does indeed set off once more, but at a considerably slower pace. He's thinking, okay! It's the only reason he doesn't flat-out say that Emil totally messed up his unconscious attempt at telepathy, although he does hum in what is obvious agreement. No, Emil, you definitely didn't do it right, but...
...Well, it's a start? Like, Lalli doesn't reward semi-successes—thank the Hotakainen clan for that one—but he's almost... pleased... that even the tiniest bit of progress has been (accidentally) made. Maybe Emil isn't completely hopeless after all! Maybe. Maybe he just needs to be thrown into some deep, deep water...]
Yes. [DUH.] Don't talk? Just think.
[He'll just, you know, be here. Watching. Waiting.]
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...Well, it's a start? Like, Lalli doesn't reward semi-successes—thank the Hotakainen clan for that one—but he's almost... pleased... that even the tiniest bit of progress has been (accidentally) made. Maybe Emil isn't completely hopeless after all! Maybe. Maybe he just needs to be thrown into some deep, deep water...]
Yes. [DUH.] Don't talk? Just think.
[He'll just, you know, be here. Watching. Waiting.]