Probably. And I guess they did, for a while. But I learned more from the folks on the island in the end.
[ slowly, he curls the loose strand on his sleeve around his fingers before snapping it off, giving it a good tug and then tossing it off somewhere in the cage he's stuck in for a couple more weeks. boss, roku-san, ken...
gone, snapped, just like that string. he hopes that the swan was able to bring them to tuonela. ]
... you're lucky you had your grandma, and your Onni. He your brother or your cousin? [ their voices aren't carrying enough for onni to hear them, through the walls between them all, but he does notice that onni glances over their way when he realizes that lalli is talking to someone. kon looks at him for a moment, acknowledging, before looking back at lalli. ]
[After saying that, Lalli turns to glance at Onni. The older Hotakainen looks exhausted, as he has for days now. Lalli would have thought all the sleep he gets would keep him rested, but maybe the worries are too heavy on his mind for sleep to recharge him.
He nods, to Onni, who nods in return, and then Lalli turns his attention back to Kon.]
Our dads are twins. That's why we look so much alike. I can tell dad and Uncle Juha apart, but some of the people in town have trouble with it.
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[ slowly, he curls the loose strand on his sleeve around his fingers before snapping it off, giving it a good tug and then tossing it off somewhere in the cage he's stuck in for a couple more weeks. boss, roku-san, ken...
gone, snapped, just like that string. he hopes that the swan was able to bring them to tuonela. ]
... you're lucky you had your grandma, and your Onni. He your brother or your cousin? [ their voices aren't carrying enough for onni to hear them, through the walls between them all, but he does notice that onni glances over their way when he realizes that lalli is talking to someone. kon looks at him for a moment, acknowledging, before looking back at lalli. ]
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[After saying that, Lalli turns to glance at Onni. The older Hotakainen looks exhausted, as he has for days now. Lalli would have thought all the sleep he gets would keep him rested, but maybe the worries are too heavy on his mind for sleep to recharge him.
He nods, to Onni, who nods in return, and then Lalli turns his attention back to Kon.]
Our dads are twins. That's why we look so much alike. I can tell dad and Uncle Juha apart, but some of the people in town have trouble with it.