Safely up and over the ridge, out of sight of the fyrhund and her pup (though not out of mind), Tal finally slowed to a jog and then a halt, winded from all the sprinting. He rolled his shoulders uncomfortably at the heat that was curling across them, and only flinched and ducked his head at Fiadh's helpful battering. A freshening breeze off the sea made her job a little harder at first, but the heavy, fat raindrops that followed quickly helped douse the incipient embers.
"Fun? Uh... yeah. Fun," Tal echoed, managing a sickly smile.
He was going to see that unhinged jaw every time he closed his eyes for at least a week.
But Fiadh's question was answered a moment later as a battered but incredibly-pleased-with-herself Boreal circled down to drop the melon-sized chunk of metal-laced rock in Tal's hands. "Yeah," the courier agreed, grin lighting up more naturally as he hefted the dense piece of once-living stone. "Fuck yeah, we did. So uh..." He tilted a hopeful look to her as the wind whipped his dark hair and the rain started slanting down in earnest over Angel's End. "What're you doin' after this?" A question asked in a voice raised to be heard over the increasing downpour.
Tal's timing and ambience in asking someone out was, as always, impeccable.
"Fun? Uh... yeah. Fun," Tal echoed, managing a sickly smile.
He was going to see that unhinged jaw every time he closed his eyes for at least a week.
But Fiadh's question was answered a moment later as a battered but incredibly-pleased-with-herself Boreal circled down to drop the melon-sized chunk of metal-laced rock in Tal's hands. "Yeah," the courier agreed, grin lighting up more naturally as he hefted the dense piece of once-living stone. "Fuck yeah, we did. So uh..." He tilted a hopeful look to her as the wind whipped his dark hair and the rain started slanting down in earnest over Angel's End. "What're you doin' after this?" A question asked in a voice raised to be heard over the increasing downpour.
Tal's timing and ambience in asking someone out was, as always, impeccable.
