OLIVER
Pulling the mug in close, the blonde took a sip before shrugging and setting the drink down. "The usual. I help out as much as I can, I've also been trying to learn how to train better. You saw how well that went, still skinny as a rail and also lacking any useful muscles." So while he has learned a lot better, he still suffers greatly. It seems that he's losing process rather than gaining it, at times. "I guess I just- I don't know... should I find myself a proper job? Not just running the manor in your place- an actual job. One where I can help multiple people and make a name for myself." There weren't many careers open, but there had to be something left for him to do.
There were two things that Oliver found out about: And one was absolutely bullshit. Now, he could easily assume that Loren and Abasi played around during LongtNight- when else did the two get together? But Sunjata?! "Okay, I can believe you and Abasi- but Sunjata? Really Loren?" Oliver laughed and shook his head, running a hand through his hair. "Listen, if you're gonna try and prank me or try and trick me, pick a guy who hasn't explicitly told me that he's only into women and that back where he comes from, he hadn't even heard of homosexuality being a thing." Loren could've said anyone else and Oliver probably would've believed it. Jigano? Sure, why not. Bastien? Yeah, probably. Deimos? Eh... but the dude does seem a little bicurious. But Sunjata?! Laughable, really.
With a lift of his glass, Oliver toasted to Loren. "I may have zero action, but whenever the time comes, you bet your ass I'm down for casuals." Oh and speaking of casuals- should he mention the tiny little thing that almost happened? "Hey, do you remember when I mentioned the whole: I almost got killed in Torchline thing? Wanna hear the other thing that happened during that interaction?" Might as well mention the whole thing. Who knows, maybe Loren would be able to have a laugh about it.
Now, Oliver didn't actually know how making lots of books worked, but he had some ideas. "That's... the hard part." He laughed nervously and tapped his fingers on the table. "You see, I remember it being a thing- but I cant necessarily remember the process, but I have ideas! Maybe we could have like...stamps? Like you know how letters have a wax seal? Those can have a picture, right? So shouldn't we be able to do the same thing with words? Maybe not wax, but instead a paint?" Oliver's mind was clicking into ways that he's hardly shown Loren before. A side that was unique- and possibly gave clues into who he once was.
There were two things that Oliver found out about: And one was absolutely bullshit. Now, he could easily assume that Loren and Abasi played around during LongtNight- when else did the two get together? But Sunjata?! "Okay, I can believe you and Abasi- but Sunjata? Really Loren?" Oliver laughed and shook his head, running a hand through his hair. "Listen, if you're gonna try and prank me or try and trick me, pick a guy who hasn't explicitly told me that he's only into women and that back where he comes from, he hadn't even heard of homosexuality being a thing." Loren could've said anyone else and Oliver probably would've believed it. Jigano? Sure, why not. Bastien? Yeah, probably. Deimos? Eh... but the dude does seem a little bicurious. But Sunjata?! Laughable, really.
With a lift of his glass, Oliver toasted to Loren. "I may have zero action, but whenever the time comes, you bet your ass I'm down for casuals." Oh and speaking of casuals- should he mention the tiny little thing that almost happened? "Hey, do you remember when I mentioned the whole: I almost got killed in Torchline thing? Wanna hear the other thing that happened during that interaction?" Might as well mention the whole thing. Who knows, maybe Loren would be able to have a laugh about it.
Now, Oliver didn't actually know how making lots of books worked, but he had some ideas. "That's... the hard part." He laughed nervously and tapped his fingers on the table. "You see, I remember it being a thing- but I cant necessarily remember the process, but I have ideas! Maybe we could have like...stamps? Like you know how letters have a wax seal? Those can have a picture, right? So shouldn't we be able to do the same thing with words? Maybe not wax, but instead a paint?" Oliver's mind was clicking into ways that he's hardly shown Loren before. A side that was unique- and possibly gave clues into who he once was.
I JUST WANT MY EXISTENCE
TO BE MORE THAN TREMBLING
TO BE MORE THAN TREMBLING
