Confine me let me be the lesser of a beautiful man without the blood on his hands
"Quite sure." Nate's smile grows crooked at the idea, and he can't help a rough laugh as his hands fall to his side again. "Though it seems like I might have to look into a career change." Pemota rises slightly, slows for just long enough they catch up, and she can drift close by Nate's shoulder. "The one thing I got from my father was the gift of gab. Might as well put it to good use, huh?" He barely manages to reign in his elbow, not letting it nudge against the other man, no matter what old habits want to do.
The flagging smile is all but cause for alarm, Nate immediately trying to overcompensate, to tug the mood back up. It is supposed to be something he's good at, and he needs the win more desperately than he'd thought, apparently. "I've been fishing off solid ground more often than I have out of a boat." Reassurance offered easily, and he doesn't even need to lie. "Docks, banks, even the beach, if you're willing to deal with some extra struggles. I'd be happy to show you, if you ever get the chance." It wouldn't be the first time he's passed on the skill. "Between all of your business." This is a tease, obvious and gentle and trying to spark some more familiarity between them.
Laughter is a good sign, a victory, as far as the ascended is concerned, and he backs up the sound with his own laugh. "I'm not just going to leave you to the whims of the jungle, don't you worry." The one eyed gaze sweeps out over the trees again, considering them, the things they might hide. Then it returns to the man he is helping, and Nate wonders what secrets Finn might be hiding. "Familiarity in a place like this is something that has to be earned. Strangers get lost all the time."
The flagging smile is all but cause for alarm, Nate immediately trying to overcompensate, to tug the mood back up. It is supposed to be something he's good at, and he needs the win more desperately than he'd thought, apparently. "I've been fishing off solid ground more often than I have out of a boat." Reassurance offered easily, and he doesn't even need to lie. "Docks, banks, even the beach, if you're willing to deal with some extra struggles. I'd be happy to show you, if you ever get the chance." It wouldn't be the first time he's passed on the skill. "Between all of your business." This is a tease, obvious and gentle and trying to spark some more familiarity between them.
Laughter is a good sign, a victory, as far as the ascended is concerned, and he backs up the sound with his own laugh. "I'm not just going to leave you to the whims of the jungle, don't you worry." The one eyed gaze sweeps out over the trees again, considering them, the things they might hide. Then it returns to the man he is helping, and Nate wonders what secrets Finn might be hiding. "Familiarity in a place like this is something that has to be earned. Strangers get lost all the time."
NATE
