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He kept fancying that Ivan was absorbed in something — something inward and important — that he was striving toward some goal, perhaps very hard to attain.
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He kept fancying that Ivan was absorbed in something — something inward and important — that he was striving toward some goal, perhaps very hard to attain.
— Бра́тья Карама́зовы
Truth be told, he was feeling a little bummed out that Aurum had followed him. Perhaps he should have been thankful for having an uncle that so clearly cared for him. All Ivan wanted to do was feel older. He wished his voice would drop, he wished he was taller, he wished he wasn't being coddled. His eyes rolled slightly to the back of his head, trying to glance at Aurum's towering figure above him, but it didn't take long for his focus to be once again directed to the wolf and his sedated rabbit.
A shudder raced down Ivan's spine, shaking his slender form. "To suffer ... for someone else! It's wrong." Principles, principles. And Ivan did not yet know of any religion. One might think from his strong moral convictions he could be considered a pious person, but certainly the obsession Christianity has for needless suffering would not settle well for Ivan. No, he was just a young child with an intellectual slant that yearned to be developed but had nothing to ground itself to.
His eyes flickered toward Caustic's own house, wondering what sorts of horrors might be locked up in there. His imagination ran wild. It was enough already that Tanglewood was home to a vast population of mutated flora and fauna. It was probably a biologist's dream. His claws were buried in the ground up to the quick, one of Ivan's telltale signs that he was beginning to grow frustrated. But again, morbid fascination kept him anchored. It might be the death of him.
A rough exhale of breath left his lips, he realized that he had been holding it during his wild imagination ride while Caustic responded to Aurum. Ivan was beginning to feel a little light-headed. Aurum wouldn't let Caustic get away with this. Yes? Maybe. Ivan wouldn't put it past him that this was like a game for the wolf. "Civic duty shouldn't encompass ... unethical experiments ... nice try ... hmm!" Ivan staggered to the side for a moment but shook his head and appeared, on the surface, quite alright.
A shudder raced down Ivan's spine, shaking his slender form. "To suffer ... for someone else! It's wrong." Principles, principles. And Ivan did not yet know of any religion. One might think from his strong moral convictions he could be considered a pious person, but certainly the obsession Christianity has for needless suffering would not settle well for Ivan. No, he was just a young child with an intellectual slant that yearned to be developed but had nothing to ground itself to.
His eyes flickered toward Caustic's own house, wondering what sorts of horrors might be locked up in there. His imagination ran wild. It was enough already that Tanglewood was home to a vast population of mutated flora and fauna. It was probably a biologist's dream. His claws were buried in the ground up to the quick, one of Ivan's telltale signs that he was beginning to grow frustrated. But again, morbid fascination kept him anchored. It might be the death of him.
A rough exhale of breath left his lips, he realized that he had been holding it during his wild imagination ride while Caustic responded to Aurum. Ivan was beginning to feel a little light-headed. Aurum wouldn't let Caustic get away with this. Yes? Maybe. Ivan wouldn't put it past him that this was like a game for the wolf. "Civic duty shouldn't encompass ... unethical experiments ... nice try ... hmm!" Ivan staggered to the side for a moment but shook his head and appeared, on the surface, quite alright.