[ A frown flickers, subtle, there and gone again, but it is there, just for a heartbeat: doubt.
He covers it in the next instant, shoulders straightening, brows lowering, his lips pressing together as a muscle works in his jaw. The terror is still there, clawing at him, but he can control. He's going to have to. ]
Here I am. And here you are.
I think we should just agree to stay away from each other, don't you?
[ He means it, despite the tiny kernel that's been planted in him and even now is taking uncertain root: that maybe this man knows something, has information he needs, can use.
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He covers it in the next instant, shoulders straightening, brows lowering, his lips pressing together as a muscle works in his jaw. The terror is still there, clawing at him, but he can control. He's going to have to. ]
Here I am. And here you are.
I think we should just agree to stay away from each other, don't you?
[ He means it, despite the tiny kernel that's been planted in him and even now is taking uncertain root: that maybe this man knows something, has information he needs, can use.
Hope always has, in the end, been his downfall. ]