[His eyes dart up from the ground to meet hers, and the corner of his lips quirk upward. While he knows she is always on her guard, even around him, knowing that there is someone like him is enough to give him a sense of camaraderie, regardless of how much or little he could genuinely trust her when it came down to things. Maybe it’s something leftover from the war, but he can still respect another fighter, another survivor, no matter what side the other is on. Takes one to know one, after all.
It’s bad to let people too close, especially when he feels like this, but it’s difficult to turn away now that he’s been spoken to. Not to mention rude as hell. Generally speaking, she isn’t bad company either, so the least he can do is some small talk.]
Yeah. Should be inside drowning myself instead, huh? [There’s a clear dryness to the remark that's found in every other thing he says. Maybe it’s to mock the situation or even himself. He has no idea. The words just come out of his mouth that way, and it feels right.
Noting that she has her instrument with her, he cocks his head to the side and nods toward it.]
You about to work?
[Cause if she is, he knows a far better place to be instead of out here being mad at himself, even if it means without a good, stiff drink.]
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It’s bad to let people too close, especially when he feels like this, but it’s difficult to turn away now that he’s been spoken to. Not to mention rude as hell. Generally speaking, she isn’t bad company either, so the least he can do is some small talk.]
Yeah. Should be inside drowning myself instead, huh? [There’s a clear dryness to the remark that's found in every other thing he says. Maybe it’s to mock the situation or even himself. He has no idea. The words just come out of his mouth that way, and it feels right.
Noting that she has her instrument with her, he cocks his head to the side and nods toward it.]
You about to work?
[Cause if she is, he knows a far better place to be instead of out here being mad at himself, even if it means without a good, stiff drink.]