NIKI
"Of course." Ducking his head in a nod that's perhaps just a little sheepish (he hadn't been expecting such an outright positive response from the Flood, evidently), Niki glances up in time to note the handsome smile on the other man's face, looking quickly away again to put his attention on their work - and the cut on his thumb, as it happens. "That is kind of you, but it is not so bad as that," he assures Sunjata, lips curling in a crooked grin. "I do appreciate the water, though. Thank you."
And so as the Flood takes over to curve the lid of the next box, Niki spends a moment cleaning and inspecting his thumb, before pressing the handkerchief to it for a minute or so. "There, good as new." It has only been a shallow cut, and he doesn't seem bothered by it enough to stop working. "Ah, that is looking perfect," he says of Sunjata's box lid, smiling his approval and gathering the next set of materials to set aside.
"Once this preparation is finished, the next stage is to solder the pieces together. My equipment for that is in my study, though, so we can stop once we have finished with this."
And so as the Flood takes over to curve the lid of the next box, Niki spends a moment cleaning and inspecting his thumb, before pressing the handkerchief to it for a minute or so. "There, good as new." It has only been a shallow cut, and he doesn't seem bothered by it enough to stop working. "Ah, that is looking perfect," he says of Sunjata's box lid, smiling his approval and gathering the next set of materials to set aside.
"Once this preparation is finished, the next stage is to solder the pieces together. My equipment for that is in my study, though, so we can stop once we have finished with this."
my body's on the line now; I can't fight this time now
I can feel the light shine on my face
I can feel the light shine on my face
