[ it occurs to her that they don't do a lot of walking together. mostly, they sit across from one another. or -- alternatively -- they do an awful lot of something else together. but none of it involves putting one foot in front of the other and glancing sidelong and keeping up conversation. it's a little quibble, maybe, but she doesn't appreciate how near he walks nor how equally he matches her pace.
she isn't bothered near enough to say anything about it. but it's there, just below the surface. a disquieting little reminder, once again, that they have kept their shared circumstances so carefully narrowed to one small room. ]
What was so atypical about this mission?
[ again, she finds her line of inquiry by leveraging his words. she finds the paths he creates and she barrels down them. and she takes note of how he doesn't try half as hard as she does to check in, from time to time, with eye contact.
she could ask about the time pirate. she could ask about the gang. but neither are half as interesting as those first three words were: 'not typically, no.' ]
no subject
she isn't bothered near enough to say anything about it. but it's there, just below the surface. a disquieting little reminder, once again, that they have kept their shared circumstances so carefully narrowed to one small room. ]
What was so atypical about this mission?
[ again, she finds her line of inquiry by leveraging his words. she finds the paths he creates and she barrels down them. and she takes note of how he doesn't try half as hard as she does to check in, from time to time, with eye contact.
she could ask about the time pirate. she could ask about the gang. but neither are half as interesting as those first three words were: 'not typically, no.' ]