Northstar Vale you said those things and i wanted to believe you

with anyone else he might have felt compelled to at least try to be a little more morwinyon-y -- even with jomyo, although she certainly sees him at his most informal too -- but he's sick and it's queenie, and he's never really been conventional with queenie. "what," delight deadpans, "is corpse boy supposed to mean?" he thinks it's an insult, or an attempt at one, but so baffling in it's delivery he isn't sure whether he's meant to be offended or just amused.

all the same he follows her in a significantly less enthusiastic, decidedly not-trot-like pace. delight does not bother to try and keep up -- queenie could probably run circles around him even at his healthiest -- but maintains his pace steadily, eyes on the vale around them. "it really is beautiful here," he says quietly, feeling not for the first time pleased with himself for how things have turned out so far.