You're lucky, then. It makes sport of giving me what I asked for, but only barely.

( like giving him ballpoint pens with no ink when he asks for something to write with.

he steps closer to peer into the lens. it's a new experience for him, honestly, to see stars so clearly; he's used to his eyes or his spyglass, there's only so close he can possibly see them considering that.

he manages a smile, the first star-related one in awhile, as he pulls back and looks at the stars with his eyes instead. )

That's quite remarkable, isn't it? Sometimes this technology business isn't so bad.