"Huh? Oh, yeah, I can do that," Tal agreed, Liam's request helping him to shake off his unfounded anxiety that his friendship with someone as cool as Ronin was only one-sided. He continued to chat as he worked on his lantern, assembling the supports with some help from the diagrams Liam had provided and catching the other man up on the state of Stormbreak while did so.
As far as Stormbreak's 'questionable leadership' went, Tal just shrugged noncommittally. He hadn't been traveling outside of Halo much when the Barrier had fallen and the Ascended had spilled forth into the world again, and he'd barely had a dog in the fight when it came down to the War, but he'd heard about what had happened to the Tower. "She'll do great, you'll see," he said staunchly instead, in defense of his friend's leadership qualities.
The glass panes slid into place easily once the framework was in place, and the tip of Tal's tongue stuck out the corner of his mouth as he made sure they were snug without being too tight. He froze at hearing that Liam was a lot more intimately familiar with the Tower's fall than he was, then gave a slow, awkward nod. "Yeah... well. C'n understand that," he muttered, clearing his throat. "'m sorry to hear it, though. Hope it's been better here, at least." Not so many painful memories, he meant to say, but instead the words came out well-meant but clumsily clipped.
As far as Stormbreak's 'questionable leadership' went, Tal just shrugged noncommittally. He hadn't been traveling outside of Halo much when the Barrier had fallen and the Ascended had spilled forth into the world again, and he'd barely had a dog in the fight when it came down to the War, but he'd heard about what had happened to the Tower. "She'll do great, you'll see," he said staunchly instead, in defense of his friend's leadership qualities.
The glass panes slid into place easily once the framework was in place, and the tip of Tal's tongue stuck out the corner of his mouth as he made sure they were snug without being too tight. He froze at hearing that Liam was a lot more intimately familiar with the Tower's fall than he was, then gave a slow, awkward nod. "Yeah... well. C'n understand that," he muttered, clearing his throat. "'m sorry to hear it, though. Hope it's been better here, at least." Not so many painful memories, he meant to say, but instead the words came out well-meant but clumsily clipped.
