BASTIEN
"I can see why. It is a handsome face and you are indeed, very charming." Bastien replied with a slightly flirtatious smile. "If we were back home, I would take you to visit the gardens of Paris, the canals of Venice: it would be glorious." He'd often taken loves-of-the-week on trips like that, talking about everything and nothing as they drifted down romantic strolls. Nate would make a very nice temporary obsession, he thought.Gosh, the food and wine really were having him act like a silly old fool.
Letting out a 'bah!' at the idea of joining the military, he gave an approving nod of Nate's dropping out; though it sounded like he had not gone into a much better life after that. "I am sorry about your brother. Security, though..." A smirk appeared on Bastien's lips. "Why do I feel like that's a euphemism?"
We're aware they're trying to take away our dreams
