Nina does have questionably effusive sentiments towards her meals, doesn't she.
[He is not going to admit he and the cat have gotten that close even though he comforts it when there's gunfire. Though there's a little flip flop in his stomach at her next statement. Funny how he'd be on the defensive only at any other acknowledging his softness, though he's still gruff now because he knows no other way to receive a compliment that isn't about his brutal nature.]
Yes, Ketterdam feasts on the rodents that civilized society pretends wouldn't eat them whole otherwise.
[It's not what she meant. He knows it. She knows this life, he's lived it. It's a knee-jerk reaction to her admitting she'll carry parts of him while he knows and appreciates she won't wait for him forever to get himelf together.]
That.. wasn't at you. It was at others we're dealing with. [He wouldn't normally explain but for her, he will since she's not around to also scoff at those he means.] I trust you to handle a mouse assassin and rations thief, you've some practice at it.
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Date: 2023-04-11 02:41 am (UTC)[He is not going to admit he and the cat have gotten that close even though he comforts it when there's gunfire. Though there's a little flip flop in his stomach at her next statement. Funny how he'd be on the defensive only at any other acknowledging his softness, though he's still gruff now because he knows no other way to receive a compliment that isn't about his brutal nature.]
Yes, Ketterdam feasts on the rodents that civilized society pretends wouldn't eat them whole otherwise.
[It's not what she meant. He knows it. She knows this life, he's lived it. It's a knee-jerk reaction to her admitting she'll carry parts of him while he knows and appreciates she won't wait for him forever to get himelf together.]
That.. wasn't at you. It was at others we're dealing with. [He wouldn't normally explain but for her, he will since she's not around to also scoff at those he means.] I trust you to handle a mouse assassin and rations thief, you've some practice at it.
I didn't mean you, Inej.