05-22-2015, 11:37 AM
Lucas was glad for Nox's casual confidence. It encouraged him. Nox worked with Aria, knew her mettle from working with her, the way she handled the challenges she faced. Aria wasn't one to talk much about herself. Or rather, not much to talk about how she felt about what she did. She was fatalistic that way. Lucas' own intuition and empathy had given him insight into her, into the deep loneliness that surrounded her. In many ways, they were very similar people.
But in many ways they weren't. Nox knew a side of her he didn't. He didn't begrudge him that, not really. At least, not at this moment, anyway. He was getting the feel of Nox and knew that the man seemed to say the wrong thing at the wrong time and Lucas just couldn't help reacting as he did. Still....he wanted to know. He wanted to understand her better.
"So what's it like, what you guys do?"
It seemed such a vague question, but he really wasn't all that sure what he was asking himself. It was a start to the conversation anyway. It felt right.
But in many ways they weren't. Nox knew a side of her he didn't. He didn't begrudge him that, not really. At least, not at this moment, anyway. He was getting the feel of Nox and knew that the man seemed to say the wrong thing at the wrong time and Lucas just couldn't help reacting as he did. Still....he wanted to know. He wanted to understand her better.
"So what's it like, what you guys do?"
It seemed such a vague question, but he really wasn't all that sure what he was asking himself. It was a start to the conversation anyway. It felt right.