HARPER
Harper isn't sure how good Nate's eyesight is, if the rose of his cheeks and tips of his ears is visible at the blatant teasing, but his flustered laugh is definitely audible and damning enough. For all his puns and charm, he's only got a few good minutes of flirtatious comebacks before he falters. Harper determinedly does not watch as the man shucks his clothing to wade into the water, though his gaze is jerked back abruptly when Nate's feet go out from under him.
An aborted call is halfway up his throat when the electric arm appears to catch Harper's shoe while the Ascended is beneath the surface, and then it dies away in a stunned silence. He wouldn't have mourned the loss of the shoe overmuch, but he's both grateful it has been saved and intrigued by the casual display of power. Before he can ask though, Nate is saying something incredibly confusing (which is Harper's nice way of saying stupid). "What? Empanada? Like the food?" What in the world is happening between pink dolphins, electric spider-arms, and now aquatic breaded entrees? Whatever it is, the dolphin seems intent on checking out the new river explorer, cresting just beneath the surface to bump its long nose against Nate's knees.
An aborted call is halfway up his throat when the electric arm appears to catch Harper's shoe while the Ascended is beneath the surface, and then it dies away in a stunned silence. He wouldn't have mourned the loss of the shoe overmuch, but he's both grateful it has been saved and intrigued by the casual display of power. Before he can ask though, Nate is saying something incredibly confusing (which is Harper's nice way of saying stupid). "What? Empanada? Like the food?" What in the world is happening between pink dolphins, electric spider-arms, and now aquatic breaded entrees? Whatever it is, the dolphin seems intent on checking out the new river explorer, cresting just beneath the surface to bump its long nose against Nate's knees.
oh poor atlas, the world's a beast of a burden
and you've been holding on a very long time
and you've been holding on a very long time
