Great uncle, yes. I'm not entirely surprised she, ah, charmed you.
[There's a warm chuckle as he says that, entirely unfazed by the double take at his fingers. Were he younger it might have troubled him, but Ford has grown well accustomed to staring on any part. He withdraws his hand and wriggles his fingers for visual effect before tucking his hands behind his back, turning his attention away from the younger man. The drumming seems to have stopped, but it starts again just as sooner, the beat a steady rhythm and getting closer.]
Perhaps we should save this conversation until after the procession, hm?
[As interested as he was in catching a glimpse of the ghosts, perhaps even observing them at a closer range, Ford does not want to become subject to whatever it is that the spirits will cause on one who is not respectful enough.]
no subject
[There's a warm chuckle as he says that, entirely unfazed by the double take at his fingers. Were he younger it might have troubled him, but Ford has grown well accustomed to staring on any part. He withdraws his hand and wriggles his fingers for visual effect before tucking his hands behind his back, turning his attention away from the younger man. The drumming seems to have stopped, but it starts again just as sooner, the beat a steady rhythm and getting closer.]
Perhaps we should save this conversation until after the procession, hm?
[As interested as he was in catching a glimpse of the ghosts, perhaps even observing them at a closer range, Ford does not want to become subject to whatever it is that the spirits will cause on one who is not respectful enough.]