Since they met, Ro's painted a few different pictures of how he grew up. This one makes Orym smile, reminded very much of Nel trying to keep him out of trouble. "I'll have a good teacher, then." He already has been, letting Orym shadow and help him out since he came aboard.
"Thanks again for today, by the way," he says, thinking of everything he didn't know how to do yesterday. He'll need more practice, but he's learning. "Makes me feel better if I can pull my weight around here. Even if that's less than most people." That kind of humor hits different when he knows his audience gets it from his perspective, for a change. Literally from his perspective. There's no forgetting that they're small in a world made mostly for people twice their size, which just means they have to work twice as hard.
"Sure," he says with a little shrug, then a grin flickers to life. "Every pair of hands count, even if they're as small as ours."
Ro's used to being one of the smaller people around. He's sailed on a lot of crews now, some more varied than others, but the number of halflings and gnomes taking to the high seas is relatively small, all things considered. He's been delighted to have crewmates his size, or smaller, a few times a year.
"Besides, my motivation isn't entirely selfless," he confesses. "It'll be just you and me on the little boat."
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"Thanks again for today, by the way," he says, thinking of everything he didn't know how to do yesterday. He'll need more practice, but he's learning. "Makes me feel better if I can pull my weight around here. Even if that's less than most people." That kind of humor hits different when he knows his audience gets it from his perspective, for a change. Literally from his perspective. There's no forgetting that they're small in a world made mostly for people twice their size, which just means they have to work twice as hard.
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Ro's used to being one of the smaller people around. He's sailed on a lot of crews now, some more varied than others, but the number of halflings and gnomes taking to the high seas is relatively small, all things considered. He's been delighted to have crewmates his size, or smaller, a few times a year.
"Besides, my motivation isn't entirely selfless," he confesses. "It'll be just you and me on the little boat."