[It was understandable for someone like Cloud, having never known Trust let alone what all the contract entailed, to assume that Smoke was being metaphorical. But the truth was that he wasn't. It was an incredibly strong bond that Smoke and Trust had forged; they'd been friends before, but being contracted partners after that... and then when Trust disappeared. It'd hurt like hell when he first escaped the elevator and he realized what'd happened. Now it was a dull ache he lived with, like some people lived with a lost eye.]
I wouldn't mind a snack. I'm supposed to meet Amurui later. [He pulled his hands out of his pockets again to hang them loose] As long as it's someplace that won't give us crap for being ... like this.
Re: QL
Date: 2011-02-23 06:28 am (UTC)I wouldn't mind a snack. I'm supposed to meet Amurui later. [He pulled his hands out of his pockets again to hang them loose] As long as it's someplace that won't give us crap for being ... like this.