Everest
No, Ever didn't understand that particular idiom such that as Mateo padded downstairs, he'd hear Ever mumble, "I didn't realize there was gambling involved." Making a mental note to aks Mateo about it in more detail - if it was an idiom, he had an alphabetized section of his notebook dedicated to them - but for now they were moving onto step 2 of The Things Mateo Said He Needed.
Make yourself at home was an idiom that he did understand, or at the very least one which the botanist had explained to him. It meant make yourself comfortable here as if it were your own home, though given the differences in the lives he and Mateo led, that would prove quite difficult. "I can try." He says somewhat doubtfully, before also beginning to get undressed.
Carefully undoing his shirt, he lays it over one arm before beginning on the buckle of his pants, just a few steps behind Mateo.
Make yourself at home was an idiom that he did understand, or at the very least one which the botanist had explained to him. It meant make yourself comfortable here as if it were your own home, though given the differences in the lives he and Mateo led, that would prove quite difficult. "I can try." He says somewhat doubtfully, before also beginning to get undressed.
Carefully undoing his shirt, he lays it over one arm before beginning on the buckle of his pants, just a few steps behind Mateo.
I've done the math, checked the facts
And there's no changing that
And there's no changing that
