Koa's enthusiasm was at least a little infectious, and Tal managed a boyish grin of his own in return as they found a mutually satisfactory arrangement for the (near?) future that would probably involve beating each other up and then going out for drinks afterwards.
Which was weird to the courier, who had never been much for male bonding rituals, but it felt... almost... nice?
After he finished putting the knife away he couldn't help but put his foot in his mouth over Ronin's place in the dragoons. The hemming and careful dancing around the Supernova's exact position within the organization went largely over Tal's head, but he looked suitably impressed when Koa landed on being the bigger fish - at least when Ronin wasn't around.
And, knowing Ronin, he probably wouldn't mind at all.
The lightning answered the other man's question and Tal winced at the same time as his muscular... acquaintance? The courier's nose wrinkled with internal confusion as he reached back up to rub at the back of his neck again as he tilted his head back to examine the distant ceiling. "Uh, well, not really storms, at least. Been warm as fuck though. Shit's thawing that prob'ly hasn't melted since..." He lacked a good comparison and waved his free hand vaguely. "Far back as th'White Lady started freezin' th'whole place solid. It's weird. An' th'rains haven't stopped in the Hollowed Grounds," he added for free, since he'd recently been making deliveries there, too. "Some weird flowers poppin' up, though. All black or purple an'... kind've fucky." His distracted expression grew momentarily tight before he tried to soothe it away. "Anythin' like that here?"
Which was weird to the courier, who had never been much for male bonding rituals, but it felt... almost... nice?
After he finished putting the knife away he couldn't help but put his foot in his mouth over Ronin's place in the dragoons. The hemming and careful dancing around the Supernova's exact position within the organization went largely over Tal's head, but he looked suitably impressed when Koa landed on being the bigger fish - at least when Ronin wasn't around.
And, knowing Ronin, he probably wouldn't mind at all.
The lightning answered the other man's question and Tal winced at the same time as his muscular... acquaintance? The courier's nose wrinkled with internal confusion as he reached back up to rub at the back of his neck again as he tilted his head back to examine the distant ceiling. "Uh, well, not really storms, at least. Been warm as fuck though. Shit's thawing that prob'ly hasn't melted since..." He lacked a good comparison and waved his free hand vaguely. "Far back as th'White Lady started freezin' th'whole place solid. It's weird. An' th'rains haven't stopped in the Hollowed Grounds," he added for free, since he'd recently been making deliveries there, too. "Some weird flowers poppin' up, though. All black or purple an'... kind've fucky." His distracted expression grew momentarily tight before he tried to soothe it away. "Anythin' like that here?"
