Cam nodded, trying to smile, though the topic still weighed on them a bit. "You're not the first person to tell me that -- Ascending definitely isn't for everyone. But for some people, it's worth the downsides."
"OK, let me take a shot at this." With a bit of a nervous smile, Cam grabbed the pickaxe and swung it, inexpertly but rather enthusiastically, at the stone. They made a good effort, if a bit of a clumsy one; they didn't really know what they were doing, but they did have a bit of strength to put behind it. Certainly more than they'd had before Ascending. After one hit, they paused and glanced at Darkeye to see if they were doing it right.
"Bastien's a good guy," Cam said, nodding again. Darkeye's comment on their open speech made Cam realize how much of their feelings they'd shared with this stranger, and that made them a bit nervous -- should they have spoken so candidly? But Darkeye seemed like a pretty straightforward person; he spoke thoughtfully and fairly, which made Cam suspect that he wouldn't judge them. "I'm sure he'll enjoy your sculpture -- he's pretty enthusiastic about all kinds of art, from what I've seen."
"OK, let me take a shot at this." With a bit of a nervous smile, Cam grabbed the pickaxe and swung it, inexpertly but rather enthusiastically, at the stone. They made a good effort, if a bit of a clumsy one; they didn't really know what they were doing, but they did have a bit of strength to put behind it. Certainly more than they'd had before Ascending. After one hit, they paused and glanced at Darkeye to see if they were doing it right.
"Bastien's a good guy," Cam said, nodding again. Darkeye's comment on their open speech made Cam realize how much of their feelings they'd shared with this stranger, and that made them a bit nervous -- should they have spoken so candidly? But Darkeye seemed like a pretty straightforward person; he spoke thoughtfully and fairly, which made Cam suspect that he wouldn't judge them. "I'm sure he'll enjoy your sculpture -- he's pretty enthusiastic about all kinds of art, from what I've seen."
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"Cameras" by Ennev is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
