((Raptor-mun says to skip the raptor this turn if you want. The mun won't be around for a while.))
He politely focused on the raptor, letting him nibble his fingers as Vladimir got himself settled, not wanting the man to feel self conscious over being watched. Of course, Jasper was careful to do this in a very natural manner so it wouldn't be obvious he was concerned. Experiencing a rippling echo of Vladimir's emotions, he glanced back up in time to catch him smiling at the dinosaur.
"I really haven't done a thing with him except be myself," he admitted. "I wouldn't know the first thing about training a dinosaur, even though he seems smarter than any dog or horse I've known." The Baron's frankness about being lonely stirred a curious sense of sympathy in him, and prompted him to attempt to ease the man's mood further in the direction of that prior surge of pleasant emotion. Accompanying it was the usual serenely calming atmosphere he liked to project, which would also help to soothe Vladimir's physical discomfort a bit. The comment about being a confused old man drew a genuine smile from Jasper. He wondered if it wouldn't be uncouth to point out his own age—his true one, not his apparent age of 20—when he really couldn't relate to what it must be like to be a mortal with a body still susceptible to the ravages of time. "I enjoy speaking with you," he quietly added instead.
"Over the last few years Gryffindor became known as the House where emotionally damaged heroes in tight clothing got sent... but I think it's back to being the House for the brave now. You're not required to stay in the Slytherin dormitories, if you don't want to. There are also many spells for altering rooms—making them bigger on the inside without affecting their outside dimensions. I'm sure there's something like that for bathroom fixtures too. But creating a window may be a bit trickier down here," he mused, trying and failing to recall any appropriate spells that fit the bill. There were some that could possibly be modified for that purpose, but their results would undoubtedly be inferior to those of a specialised spell tailored specifically for creating functional windows with an outside view. He assumed Vladimir was hoping for a view of the sky and not the earth surrounding the dungeons, anyway.
He noted the stack of books, which probably would have only taken him a few hours to memorise. Leaning forward to turn one of the spines so he could read it, he realised he actually already had learnt that one.
"I've heard interesting theories about time anomalies here. You may find that no time has passed at all when and if you return home, even though years might have passed here." He gently stroked the raptor's snout to make up for jostling him a moment ago, and returned the Baron's smile. "I'm happy to hear A's been helping you. I visited him and his cats in his garden just the other day and helped do some pruning, it was very relaxing." Up until he'd inadvertently revealed his unfortunate dermatological condition, but that was better left unsaid. "Have you been practising any spells, then? Would you mind doing a demonstration?" he asked, teasing a little but figuring the Baron might like to show off if he did know any magic. He pointedly avoided mentioning anything about wands, though, lest Vladimir decide it was a euphemism and get the wrong idea.
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Date: 2009-05-14 07:59 am (UTC)He politely focused on the raptor, letting him nibble his fingers as Vladimir got himself settled, not wanting the man to feel self conscious over being watched. Of course, Jasper was careful to do this in a very natural manner so it wouldn't be obvious he was concerned. Experiencing a rippling echo of Vladimir's emotions, he glanced back up in time to catch him smiling at the dinosaur.
"I really haven't done a thing with him except be myself," he admitted. "I wouldn't know the first thing about training a dinosaur, even though he seems smarter than any dog or horse I've known." The Baron's frankness about being lonely stirred a curious sense of sympathy in him, and prompted him to attempt to ease the man's mood further in the direction of that prior surge of pleasant emotion. Accompanying it was the usual serenely calming atmosphere he liked to project, which would also help to soothe Vladimir's physical discomfort a bit. The comment about being a confused old man drew a genuine smile from Jasper. He wondered if it wouldn't be uncouth to point out his own age—his true one, not his apparent age of 20—when he really couldn't relate to what it must be like to be a mortal with a body still susceptible to the ravages of time. "I enjoy speaking with you," he quietly added instead.
"Over the last few years Gryffindor became known as the House where emotionally damaged heroes in tight clothing got sent... but I think it's back to being the House for the brave now. You're not required to stay in the Slytherin dormitories, if you don't want to. There are also many spells for altering rooms—making them bigger on the inside without affecting their outside dimensions. I'm sure there's something like that for bathroom fixtures too. But creating a window may be a bit trickier down here," he mused, trying and failing to recall any appropriate spells that fit the bill. There were some that could possibly be modified for that purpose, but their results would undoubtedly be inferior to those of a specialised spell tailored specifically for creating functional windows with an outside view. He assumed Vladimir was hoping for a view of the sky and not the earth surrounding the dungeons, anyway.
He noted the stack of books, which probably would have only taken him a few hours to memorise. Leaning forward to turn one of the spines so he could read it, he realised he actually already had learnt that one.
"I've heard interesting theories about time anomalies here. You may find that no time has passed at all when and if you return home, even though years might have passed here." He gently stroked the raptor's snout to make up for jostling him a moment ago, and returned the Baron's smile. "I'm happy to hear A's been helping you. I visited him and his cats in his garden just the other day and helped do some pruning, it was very relaxing." Up until he'd inadvertently revealed his unfortunate dermatological condition, but that was better left unsaid. "Have you been practising any spells, then? Would you mind doing a demonstration?" he asked, teasing a little but figuring the Baron might like to show off if he did know any magic. He pointedly avoided mentioning anything about wands, though, lest Vladimir decide it was a euphemism and get the wrong idea.