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[Oh. Oh, Jesus. How did he ever give that impression? Flat text really does do a disservice to tone, but if he squints Nate can see why what he said comes across as the words of a man who was stationed and re-stationed and re-re-stationed.
His keen intuition tells him that the guy on the other end of the line is drawing on personal experience, though, and Nate isn't sure that describing his adventure capitalist life will come across super well.]
no, but i've seen a lot of action
[Fuck, that makes him sound like a merc.]
the travel was partly work, partly because i didn't have a home to go back to.
His keen intuition tells him that the guy on the other end of the line is drawing on personal experience, though, and Nate isn't sure that describing his adventure capitalist life will come across super well.]
no, but i've seen a lot of action
[Fuck, that makes him sound like a merc.]
the travel was partly work, partly because i didn't have a home to go back to.
oh okay good
i mean it's not good that you're having to fight cans and wrappers but it's good that the food itself hasn't decided to fight you too. i don't want to have to throw down with my lunch man
i mean it's not good that you're having to fight cans and wrappers but it's good that the food itself hasn't decided to fight you too. i don't want to have to throw down with my lunch man
( And that question makes her sit there, silently staring at her phone and debating what to say in answer to that.
Eventually, she goes with the basic truth: )
He says so they can send us home.
( She hopes they live up to that end of the bargain, or that all this work on the Door gives someone the key they need to have some sort of power of their own. )
Eventually, she goes with the basic truth: )
He says so they can send us home.
( She hopes they live up to that end of the bargain, or that all this work on the Door gives someone the key they need to have some sort of power of their own. )
Believe him?
[ There's no judgement in the question, though that's hard to tell through text. Maine's genuinely curious. ]
[ There's no judgement in the question, though that's hard to tell through text. Maine's genuinely curious. ]
Gross.
[ The people peeing on them, he means. Because ew. ]
Subways. No big ones.
[ The people peeing on them, he means. Because ew. ]
Subways. No big ones.
[ That question's an easy one to answer: ]
War to win.
War to win.
Probably.
[ Maine can't imagine why else someone would like it here. ]
Shortages happen often?
[ Maine can't imagine why else someone would like it here. ]
Shortages happen often?
[ Yeah, that makes him sound like a merc. And so Maine, who really doesn't care about things like tact, asks: ]
Your work: mercenary?
[ Look at that! He included a noun and everything! ]
Your work: mercenary?
[ Look at that! He included a noun and everything! ]
yeah, jersey trains can be kinda gross
man i hope i can ride one of the big ones some day
which kind do you like the most?
man i hope i can ride one of the big ones some day
which kind do you like the most?
[ That response immediately puts Maine on edge. ]
Yeah. You?
Yeah. You?
[ By this point in his life, Maine should be accustomed to putting his wellbeing and future in the hands of people he doesn't necessarily trust. He's been in the military long enough. Still: ]
Sucks.
[ Doesn't mean he has to like this situation. ]
Sucks.
[ Doesn't mean he has to like this situation. ]
you say that like i wouldn't still eat it
in fact i think i'd be even more inclined to eat it
no sandwich is gonna talk back to me
in fact i think i'd be even more inclined to eat it
no sandwich is gonna talk back to me
What are you?
[ Hey, look at that! A full sentence. ]
[ Hey, look at that! A full sentence. ]
[ Usually, Maine would agree. But: ]
Might fight in stomach.
[ And that's just terrible. ]
Might fight in stomach.
[ And that's just terrible. ]
"Jersey"?
[ Like the things worn for sports, or what? ]
Big engines. Freight trains?
[ He thinks those have big engines. Would make sense, since they haul things. ]
[ Like the things worn for sports, or what? ]
Big engines. Freight trains?
[ He thinks those have big engines. Would make sense, since they haul things. ]
[ In that case: ]
Shit luck.
[ Again: an understatement. ]
Shit luck.
[ Again: an understatement. ]
The war will be there when you return to it, I’m told.
Are you a strong fighter?
Are you a strong fighter?
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