"Oh, um ..."
Cam had almost flinched away when Nate threw an arm around them, not because of Nate in general but because they just weren't used to being casually touched. A moment later they decided that they sort of liked this camaraderie, actually, so that was fine.
What wasn't fine, though, were Nate's words to the shrine -- to the Voice. Because while Cam considered Ascending an option, they didn't want it to be their only option, if there were other possibilities. They weren't opposed to Ascending, but they were still a little nervous about it, and if another path existed, they didn't want to close it off. If nothing else, their experience with Ronin had shown Cam that having an Accepted friend could be helpful, for the Ascended themselves.
If this had been anything less important, Cam probably would have just let the misunderstanding slide. But this was a big deal, possibly the biggest deal Cam had ever faced in their life. So gently, with an awkward smile, they corrected, "I'd like to talk about my options, including Ascending."
Cam had almost flinched away when Nate threw an arm around them, not because of Nate in general but because they just weren't used to being casually touched. A moment later they decided that they sort of liked this camaraderie, actually, so that was fine.
What wasn't fine, though, were Nate's words to the shrine -- to the Voice. Because while Cam considered Ascending an option, they didn't want it to be their only option, if there were other possibilities. They weren't opposed to Ascending, but they were still a little nervous about it, and if another path existed, they didn't want to close it off. If nothing else, their experience with Ronin had shown Cam that having an Accepted friend could be helpful, for the Ascended themselves.
If this had been anything less important, Cam probably would have just let the misunderstanding slide. But this was a big deal, possibly the biggest deal Cam had ever faced in their life. So gently, with an awkward smile, they corrected, "I'd like to talk about my options, including Ascending."
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
