[ a note of her first statements but no need to comment for now. s'not really relevant. ]
Could use some quiet. And a drink, actually.
[ by the time he joins her, he's on his second whiskey from the bar 'cause his other self forgot to pack painkillers when he decided to leave new amsterdam instead of do his damn job and hold down the fort.
no denying how strange it is to see her, someone met in the watery halls of his dream alone. there's the pull, too, like he's supposed to go to her now and play into a connection nurtured by unnatural means. not even afraid, as he crosses the largely empty traincar to stand beside table, knocking lightly on the metal to get her attention and gesturing at the seat across from her with his free hand. ]
Is this seat taken?
[ wry but sincere, as his eyes find hers. she can still send him away, after all. for his part, it looks like he slept, even if it feels like he hasn't in years (button-down rumpled and collar jutting at an angle, hair mussed). not quite alert yet, but he schools his expression into neutrality, more watchful than anything else (and earnest, too, despite his misgivings). ]
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Could use some quiet.
And a drink, actually.
[ by the time he joins her, he's on his second whiskey from the bar 'cause his other self forgot to pack painkillers when he decided to leave new amsterdam instead of do his damn job and hold down the fort.
no denying how strange it is to see her, someone met in the watery halls of his dream alone. there's the pull, too, like he's supposed to go to her now and play into a connection nurtured by unnatural means. not even afraid, as he crosses the largely empty traincar to stand beside table, knocking lightly on the metal to get her attention and gesturing at the seat across from her with his free hand. ]
Is this seat taken?
[ wry but sincere, as his eyes find hers. she can still send him away, after all. for his part, it looks like he slept, even if it feels like he hasn't in years (button-down rumpled and collar jutting at an angle, hair mussed). not quite alert yet, but he schools his expression into neutrality, more watchful than anything else (and earnest, too, despite his misgivings). ]