[Despite the overwhelming evidence in favor of her eating humans, the thought hadn't crossed Eugene's mind. Mainly on account of knowing Jenny was a human, and he had seen Vastra eat other things before, hadn't he? Confusion played over his features, and his lips had begun to shape the question of 'why' before he thought better of it.
If Vastra needed him to leave her be and turn away while she ate, if it would make her condition improve, he'd take it at face value. Standing up straighter, he turned and went into the kitchen, cleaning where he could in the time of neglect it had faced. It really was his respect for Vastra that overcame his curiosity to look, to question. It wasn't blind obedience in the slightest.]
Talking usually begins the process to improving, in most cases.
[He did have another glance in the ice box, wondering if the meat within was even still adequate for consumption as long as he hadn't seen her. ]
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If Vastra needed him to leave her be and turn away while she ate, if it would make her condition improve, he'd take it at face value. Standing up straighter, he turned and went into the kitchen, cleaning where he could in the time of neglect it had faced. It really was his respect for Vastra that overcame his curiosity to look, to question. It wasn't blind obedience in the slightest.]
Talking usually begins the process to improving, in most cases.
[He did have another glance in the ice box, wondering if the meat within was even still adequate for consumption as long as he hadn't seen her. ]