NATE
"Huh. That's... there wasn't any magic where I came from." A rough chuckle leaves him, Nate's shoulders rolling in a shrug. "It was weird to learn about it here, and it's even weirder that it's different in other places but..." It was neither here nor there, really, and as much as Nate knew that, he wanted to ask more, wanted to sink deep into her story. Another time, perhaps, when they're not shadowed by potential curses or sickened bodies. Over a drink. Gods know they'll need one after this.
There's a shift in Aurelia's tone that has Nate's jaw working, sympathy leaking out the edges of his grin. "There's no point in regretting what happened now. It's behind you, right?" Nate has never been one for pep talks, never had optimism come to him naturally, but he knows about the kinds of things that can send someone spinning into tragedy, into drink or drugs or worse to numb it. Not that he necessarily thinks Aurelia is the type, even from their brief meeting thus far, from the little Sunjata has shared about the woman. A word of support never hurt though, did it?
No portals, which made the situation even more strange. Even more unusual. Especially since he finds nothing, no clue for the symptoms that have been reported, and he has to sink to his ace in the hole. Perhaps one day he'll get better at preparing people for it, but kind of intrusive is at least an upgrade from his might be weird that had come up earlier.
Nate waits just a moment after her nod, staring at Aurelia like he's trying to size up her resolve, like he's wondering if this permission is going to last. "Alright. Take a deep breath." And while she does, the ascended takes her wrist and lifts it up to his lips, his eyes closing as fangs sink in. With the number of times he's done this, he's gotten good at biting away (ha) his reaction to it, good at taking only as much as he needs to get a good reading before pulling back, trying to ignore the shivers of sensation and pleasure racing down his spine.
If nothing else, he's lucky that it fades from him almost immediately now that he's drawn back. Nate's hand is still up, still out, offering support if Aurelia needs it while his bi-toned eyes open again, waiting to see how his momentary patient is feeling before loading her up with more information.
There's a shift in Aurelia's tone that has Nate's jaw working, sympathy leaking out the edges of his grin. "There's no point in regretting what happened now. It's behind you, right?" Nate has never been one for pep talks, never had optimism come to him naturally, but he knows about the kinds of things that can send someone spinning into tragedy, into drink or drugs or worse to numb it. Not that he necessarily thinks Aurelia is the type, even from their brief meeting thus far, from the little Sunjata has shared about the woman. A word of support never hurt though, did it?
No portals, which made the situation even more strange. Even more unusual. Especially since he finds nothing, no clue for the symptoms that have been reported, and he has to sink to his ace in the hole. Perhaps one day he'll get better at preparing people for it, but kind of intrusive is at least an upgrade from his might be weird that had come up earlier.
Nate waits just a moment after her nod, staring at Aurelia like he's trying to size up her resolve, like he's wondering if this permission is going to last. "Alright. Take a deep breath." And while she does, the ascended takes her wrist and lifts it up to his lips, his eyes closing as fangs sink in. With the number of times he's done this, he's gotten good at biting away (ha) his reaction to it, good at taking only as much as he needs to get a good reading before pulling back, trying to ignore the shivers of sensation and pleasure racing down his spine.
If nothing else, he's lucky that it fades from him almost immediately now that he's drawn back. Nate's hand is still up, still out, offering support if Aurelia needs it while his bi-toned eyes open again, waiting to see how his momentary patient is feeling before loading her up with more information.
I am the problem
And you just sit there watching
And you just sit there watching
