– NATE –
Nate hums, nodding along with Sams words. He wonders if it’s easier to have never tasted soemthing at all, or if it’s worse to slowly forget the flavours that had once been so bold. Even the tea in his cup carried with it a memory of taste, cut through sharply with his usual imbibments, while each sip brought him nothing at all.
”Sunjata is, but it’s a big job, especially with everything else that’s happened.” So of course he’s helping out, lending his hands and his shoulders wherever they’re needed. ”This is the first break we’ve had since the news. And it’s going to be nothing but work once we go back. Setting up the council stuff, getting construction going.” It was going to be an ordeal.
Nate knows it’s a dig, knows Sam is bringing it up purely to poke at him, and he refuses to give into it. Refuses to listen to his first instinct, which is a sneering, bitter thing. They’re meant to be getting along. ”Are you now? Must be exciting. Who’s the lucky guy?” He takes a sip of his tea on the heels of the words, if only to cover up some of his face until he can school it properly.
”Sunjata is, but it’s a big job, especially with everything else that’s happened.” So of course he’s helping out, lending his hands and his shoulders wherever they’re needed. ”This is the first break we’ve had since the news. And it’s going to be nothing but work once we go back. Setting up the council stuff, getting construction going.” It was going to be an ordeal.
Nate knows it’s a dig, knows Sam is bringing it up purely to poke at him, and he refuses to give into it. Refuses to listen to his first instinct, which is a sneering, bitter thing. They’re meant to be getting along. ”Are you now? Must be exciting. Who’s the lucky guy?” He takes a sip of his tea on the heels of the words, if only to cover up some of his face until he can school it properly.
king rat on the streets in another life
BASE INSPIRED BY ODD <3
