[ a slight quirk at the corner of his mouth says the ice is broken. ]
I'll do my best.
[ and then he's off again, to return about twenty minutes later looking brighter than he had when he left, re-energised. smiling. funny what skulking through a building under threat of crossbow fire can do for the blood. ]
Alright. Route's set. How are you feeling?
[ the question's straightforward, unsentimental and unpatronising, and with it he's however optimistically hoping for a straight answer. ]
no subject
I'll do my best.
[ and then he's off again, to return about twenty minutes later looking brighter than he had when he left, re-energised. smiling. funny what skulking through a building under threat of crossbow fire can do for the blood. ]
Alright. Route's set. How are you feeling?
[ the question's straightforward, unsentimental and unpatronising, and with it he's however optimistically hoping for a straight answer. ]