Oh, ugh, I know that kind of teasing and it's the worst.
[It's obvious from the expression on Dusty's face that he's been the target of that kind of teasing a lot, himself. It happens, being the 'baby' of the pack, or at least the softest one in it. A lot of people, especially new recruits to the pack, tend to underestimate him...at least til they get to know him.
When Devo eagerly accepts his offer to hang out and check out the food, admitting that he didn't try things because he didn't know what they were and wasn't feeling brave, Dusty smiles.]
Well, I know pretty much all of that food, and besides that, I'm feeling brave enough to try anything I don't know, so why don't we go do that?
[Of course, there's still the matter of the whole...accusation. It still makes Dusty a little sad that Devo would think that of him, but it's not so much that he can't handle someone's suspicion or fear. Obviously, no one should be trusting a person right out of the gate, he knows that, even though he's inclined to trust easily himself. But what's more sad, in his mind, is that it's obvious that Devo's been taken advantage of before, that when he experiences kindness his instinct is to think it's about to happen again, that someone is just trying to use him or recruit him to do some sort of dirty work. It's not surprising when Devo says that they can blame it on the crappy magic teachers.
Shaking his head a little, Dusty's smile softens into something a little sad and a lot empathetic.]
It's okay. Misunderstandings happen, and anyway, it's not safe to just trust the intentions of someone right off the bat like that, right? We'll say that one is on the crappy magic teachers, and...and I promise I'm not intending to do anything to hurt you. Why don't we go try out some of the food then? You really didn't know what some of it was?
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[It's obvious from the expression on Dusty's face that he's been the target of that kind of teasing a lot, himself. It happens, being the 'baby' of the pack, or at least the softest one in it. A lot of people, especially new recruits to the pack, tend to underestimate him...at least til they get to know him.
When Devo eagerly accepts his offer to hang out and check out the food, admitting that he didn't try things because he didn't know what they were and wasn't feeling brave, Dusty smiles.]
Well, I know pretty much all of that food, and besides that, I'm feeling brave enough to try anything I don't know, so why don't we go do that?
[Of course, there's still the matter of the whole...accusation. It still makes Dusty a little sad that Devo would think that of him, but it's not so much that he can't handle someone's suspicion or fear. Obviously, no one should be trusting a person right out of the gate, he knows that, even though he's inclined to trust easily himself. But what's more sad, in his mind, is that it's obvious that Devo's been taken advantage of before, that when he experiences kindness his instinct is to think it's about to happen again, that someone is just trying to use him or recruit him to do some sort of dirty work. It's not surprising when Devo says that they can blame it on the crappy magic teachers.
Shaking his head a little, Dusty's smile softens into something a little sad and a lot empathetic.]
It's okay. Misunderstandings happen, and anyway, it's not safe to just trust the intentions of someone right off the bat like that, right? We'll say that one is on the crappy magic teachers, and...and I promise I'm not intending to do anything to hurt you. Why don't we go try out some of the food then? You really didn't know what some of it was?