[A lot of questions are coming at him in very rapid succession, and he's never had anyone really be so interested in him before. The flush on Tim's face gets a little deeper, and he takes a swig of beer despite there being no evidence that this will help him in any way, shape or form.]
It... could've paid a lot better. [That is to say, Jack never paid him, because Jack is an asshole.] And, I, um, I don't have... I, I mean I'm not seeing anyone or anything. So... none of that, either. And the tentacles were all the murdering kind. Elpis really sucked, honestly.
[Look, Tim's been on the ECHOnet, okay. He knows the kinds of terrible things that are there. This man has seen things.]
[Then she touches him, and pretty much all of the blood in Tim's body seems to migrate directly to his face all at the same time. And he's pretty sure that he knows exactly what keeping a fire going means, and it has nothing to do with helping him do research.]
I-I-I-I-I, uh, um-- [He attempts to rescue himself by draining down half his beer. Oh god. Oh god.] I, I would, um... I would like that. You. Helping me.
that's because Tim is cute
It... could've paid a lot better. [That is to say, Jack never paid him, because Jack is an asshole.] And, I, um, I don't have... I, I mean I'm not seeing anyone or anything. So... none of that, either. And the tentacles were all the murdering kind. Elpis really sucked, honestly.
[Look, Tim's been on the ECHOnet, okay. He knows the kinds of terrible things that are there. This man has seen things.]
[Then she touches him, and pretty much all of the blood in Tim's body seems to migrate directly to his face all at the same time. And he's pretty sure that he knows exactly what keeping a fire going means, and it has nothing to do with helping him do research.]
I-I-I-I-I, uh, um-- [He attempts to rescue himself by draining down half his beer. Oh god. Oh god.] I, I would, um... I would like that. You. Helping me.
[God-fucking-dammit, Tim.]