[Lance nods at that; he'd heard the tip about using a line from one of the roommates that had taken him caving, so that makes sense.
He isn't too surprised that Nate has to think about his response, or even that he gets that faraway look, but the intensity of it stands out to Lance a little. Either Nate has been to some amazing places or he really misses the feeling of exploring and traveling, or perhaps both; when Nate finally does answer, Lance guesses that both is probably correct. Angela sounds the same way when she talks about the places she's visited.
He glances up from what he's doing at the right time to make eye contact before returning his attention to the stitches.]
I've never been anywhere like that, but the way you're talking about makes me wish I had.
[Maybe he'll have to visit when he--
Oh. Right. Barring some sort of miracle he can't imagine, that's not going to happen; Lance stops what he's doing a moment, gaze going distant, but he soon shakes himself out of it and resumes working on the stitches.]
What constitutes 'a lot of time'?
[It's the first question that comes to mind and so he asks it, trying to move on as quickly as possible in hopes of avoiding any questions himself; maybe Nate just didn't notice, anyway.]
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He isn't too surprised that Nate has to think about his response, or even that he gets that faraway look, but the intensity of it stands out to Lance a little. Either Nate has been to some amazing places or he really misses the feeling of exploring and traveling, or perhaps both; when Nate finally does answer, Lance guesses that both is probably correct. Angela sounds the same way when she talks about the places she's visited.
He glances up from what he's doing at the right time to make eye contact before returning his attention to the stitches.]
I've never been anywhere like that, but the way you're talking about makes me wish I had.
[Maybe he'll have to visit when he--
Oh. Right. Barring some sort of miracle he can't imagine, that's not going to happen; Lance stops what he's doing a moment, gaze going distant, but he soon shakes himself out of it and resumes working on the stitches.]
What constitutes 'a lot of time'?
[It's the first question that comes to mind and so he asks it, trying to move on as quickly as possible in hopes of avoiding any questions himself; maybe Nate just didn't notice, anyway.]