I Love You, And That's All I Really Know
10-19-2013, 11:58 PM
Walk | Talk | Think A kind enough greeting was given in return to her own curt one, and though she should have expected no less still a part of her was disappointed. Could he really only muster up that much happiness to see her outside of their living arrangements? Was he possibly even more weary of her speaking to him like this than she was? She was certain enough by now that the awkward tension she felt was not completely one sided, that he too could feel its weight hanging over them, and it was a very difficult concept to accept. While she wanted to hide, to run from what she felt and deny it all and attempt to put it behind her, she could not bare to turn it away, not when she had finally come clean to herself, not when it had been growing within her for so long. Feeling like part of a joke with her false smile set in place, Ashtoreth listened as Leon responded to her remark, the Psi part of her pleased with his willingness to comply with the request that had gone as an undertone to her words. It meant another able body, another set of skills to add to her arsenal, and one step closer for them to snag something impressive and worthy of a pre-war feast. "My thoughts exactly," she answered with a swift nod, even as she tried not to consider too much the war and whatever sort of effects it would have on their pack as a whole. It was hard enough to simply navigate the present conversation without throwing in another subject that made her antsy with nervousness. She had not been anticipating any attempts at small talk - and had been trying in that moment to determine what she ought to say next to draw the subject away from the impending hunt now that she had gotten his signature upon the hypothetical sign up list - so his question came initially off guard. Her two toned eyes blinked as a small pause passed between them, nothing immediately ready at her disposal to say, though, as she seemed to be making a habit of doing, she recovered quickly. "Good. Really good," she stated, trying to go for the naturally casual tone that she wished would return to her. Since when had she struggled to carry on a casual conversation? "Been meeting with all the hunters, trying to figure out what they'll be good at when the time comes for our hunt. I think we've got a really good group. Much better than me alone." She chuckled slightly at her last words, finally feeling herself just beginning to slip back into something akin to her old self. It was far from the natural comfort that she remembered being able to manage in Leon's presence, but it was still much better than the awkward stumbling she had been making thus far. |