[it's weird: standing here and watching this with now-sharp eyes, taking everything in. can't see...? he's seen this kind of behavior before back in his military days, serious injury not so rare back then. eventually though he raises a hand and sighs, curling a finger in his suit's ascot and wondering out loud,]
Right. [alright, they don't know each other obviously. what is he going to do about that? none of his stiffness is gone in his posture, but his wariness lessens at the very least. he'll gauge how on guard he has to be by his reaction, then:] I'm... Zero.
[not a lie. a year later, it still feels like it, and it's impolite to demand someone else's name without giving his own first. not, of course, that 'zero' is his name.]
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Date: 2015-04-23 05:21 am (UTC)Right. [alright, they don't know each other obviously. what is he going to do about that? none of his stiffness is gone in his posture, but his wariness lessens at the very least. he'll gauge how on guard he has to be by his reaction, then:] I'm... Zero.
[not a lie. a year later, it still feels like it, and it's impolite to demand someone else's name without giving his own first. not, of course, that 'zero' is his name.]
So, who are you?