[ There's definitely softened ice cream in Gorgug's own bowl, the sweet treat secondary to Heather's story, to the girl herself. He sees her fidgeting, but he's not one to stop her--this is a difficult conversation. And this topic isn't easy emotionally, or understanding what's going on.

Gorgug listens, and he's still frowning, following her thoughts. ]

...he could be feeling out of his element. If all he's got is you as someone from the same world as him, and he's got none of his position that he had back home, or anything to fall back on...

[ That's one angle. Or- ]

...or he's thinking bigger? [ He looked away while thinking, but looks back at Heather. ] Did people believe in other universes where you're from? There's more people with magic here, there's more gods-- what do you think the kind of person he is? Do you think he's smart?

[ He's a guy who didn't care about Heather's life getting screwed over, but didn't want the god getting born early-- but what kind of role did he have? What kind of guy is he?

Does he actually know anything about finance, even? ]