Just water for me, thanks. [ He shook his head at Nelson's offer, still standing uncertainly in the middle of the room, before he grimaced, sinking down into the nearest chair. Not quite shaking off Nelson's hand, but quietly easing himself away from the contact. There was only one person who'd ever really touched him that familiarly, and he wasn't around anymore.
That was a good thing, wasn't it? He didn't have to see the mess his dreams had become. ]
Never heard of it. [ Or you, his voice implies. His tone in the alleyway had been gruff concern tinged with urgency, worried that he'd tell someone about what he'd seen, just stopping short of begging him not to. Now it was inflectionless, guarded. It turned out he didn't have to worry about it, after all. ]
Sorry. I don't get a chance to read much. [ There's the faintest trace of apology there, for a moment, and then it was gone. He doesn't say he's welcome, because honestly, he wondered if it was such a smart idea to save him. If maybe he should have just walked away.
The light was better here than it had been in the alleyway, and he found himself studying Maskin now that he actually had the chance to. ]
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That was a good thing, wasn't it? He didn't have to see the mess his dreams had become. ]
Never heard of it. [ Or you, his voice implies. His tone in the alleyway had been gruff concern tinged with urgency, worried that he'd tell someone about what he'd seen, just stopping short of begging him not to. Now it was inflectionless, guarded. It turned out he didn't have to worry about it, after all. ]
Sorry. I don't get a chance to read much. [ There's the faintest trace of apology there, for a moment, and then it was gone. He doesn't say he's welcome, because honestly, he wondered if it was such a smart idea to save him. If maybe he should have just walked away.
The light was better here than it had been in the alleyway, and he found himself studying Maskin now that he actually had the chance to. ]