I think I can manage being collateral damage
Ever accepts the water with a soft "thank you," adjusting the cap with an unconscious level of care before taking a measured sip. He nods once in acknowledgment of her promise not to sabotage his system, though there’s the faintest hint of a smirk tugging at one corner of his mouth. "Good," he murmurs. "I didn’t bring a second satchel."
Her agreement over the lettering earns a hum of satisfaction. "Exactly. Low-letter classification keeps visual clutter to a minimum. And if we need more than three, we’ll adjust to A-prime, B-prime—though ideally I’d avoid diacritical variants unless the project requires four significant figures." He says it like it's an inevitability, the same way other people say things like "if it rains, we’ll bring an umbrella."
As she describes her shift, Ever’s brows lift, gaze returning to her with renewed fascination. "Solid gold," he echoes, visibly filing that information into some complex mental schema. "I can see how that would get quite heavy. Perhaps we could stick to the shallows?" If it proved too much of an inconvenience or hazard, he'd let the idea go, but he was interested in seeing if they could make it work.
Her agreement over the lettering earns a hum of satisfaction. "Exactly. Low-letter classification keeps visual clutter to a minimum. And if we need more than three, we’ll adjust to A-prime, B-prime—though ideally I’d avoid diacritical variants unless the project requires four significant figures." He says it like it's an inevitability, the same way other people say things like "if it rains, we’ll bring an umbrella."
As she describes her shift, Ever’s brows lift, gaze returning to her with renewed fascination. "Solid gold," he echoes, visibly filing that information into some complex mental schema. "I can see how that would get quite heavy. Perhaps we could stick to the shallows?" If it proved too much of an inconvenience or hazard, he'd let the idea go, but he was interested in seeing if they could make it work.
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