07-19-2018, 08:12 PM
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Well, she looked eager to have a fellow Spanish-speaker; he assumed that meant they had more in common than just the language, by which he meant a depressing lack of social connections who could converse in the other of their two languages. Or more. Maybe she knew more than that, but whether or not she did, clearly it was a welcome surprise to have a bit of Spanish tossed her way. Gabriel had been equally pleased by the prospect, as there hadn't been a great amount of English spoken at home when he was a boy; he picked most of it up from the streets, then, later, from books he managed to get his paws on. It always hauled up a bit of homesickness in his chest whenever someone else spoke it with the same fluidity, like he could close his eyes and hear his sisters verbally clamoring over each other rapidly while his mother sang to herself. Damn, he felt old, but it was nice nonetheless, and he wished not for the first time that he could have smiled more obviously.
He could still laugh just as well, and he did. Tincan. That one fit, although tincan would be fairly useful to have in combat, if the armor was more than just a showpiece. Gabe didn't believe it was, but regardless, that wasn't the topic at hand. Somehow, Gabe had to convince the weasel that staying here wouldn't be awful, and nostalgia aside, he couldn't discern why the hell he was so determined to bother with that. He certainly wouldn't have given a shit if anyone else showed up asking for benefits.
"Well, if there's not enough for you, there's always the option of starting some. Fire travels fast on the plains." A metaphor- he wasn't literally suggesting she set the territory on fire, of course. Or maybe he was. That was up to the newcomer here, and his dark eyes reflected the good-humor he found in her smile. "Gabriel, by the way. Since you're staying, you should know." Most frequently, he just introduced himself as Gabe, but he didn't mind giving it to someone who could say it the way it was given.
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Well, she looked eager to have a fellow Spanish-speaker; he assumed that meant they had more in common than just the language, by which he meant a depressing lack of social connections who could converse in the other of their two languages. Or more. Maybe she knew more than that, but whether or not she did, clearly it was a welcome surprise to have a bit of Spanish tossed her way. Gabriel had been equally pleased by the prospect, as there hadn't been a great amount of English spoken at home when he was a boy; he picked most of it up from the streets, then, later, from books he managed to get his paws on. It always hauled up a bit of homesickness in his chest whenever someone else spoke it with the same fluidity, like he could close his eyes and hear his sisters verbally clamoring over each other rapidly while his mother sang to herself. Damn, he felt old, but it was nice nonetheless, and he wished not for the first time that he could have smiled more obviously.
He could still laugh just as well, and he did. Tincan. That one fit, although tincan would be fairly useful to have in combat, if the armor was more than just a showpiece. Gabe didn't believe it was, but regardless, that wasn't the topic at hand. Somehow, Gabe had to convince the weasel that staying here wouldn't be awful, and nostalgia aside, he couldn't discern why the hell he was so determined to bother with that. He certainly wouldn't have given a shit if anyone else showed up asking for benefits.
"Well, if there's not enough for you, there's always the option of starting some. Fire travels fast on the plains." A metaphor- he wasn't literally suggesting she set the territory on fire, of course. Or maybe he was. That was up to the newcomer here, and his dark eyes reflected the good-humor he found in her smile. "Gabriel, by the way. Since you're staying, you should know." Most frequently, he just introduced himself as Gabe, but he didn't mind giving it to someone who could say it the way it was given.
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I'M
[/td][td]FADING
[/td][td]FADING
[/td][td]MUCH TOO FAST
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