[Without missing a beat, he pours the tea into the cups and debates on picking up one of the sweets. It's true he hadn't eaten in what was now apparently days, but the subject matter wasn't helping his appetite much. Still, a little nibble probably wouldn't hurt...
... until she dropped that bombshell, anyway. 'Too'? 'Dozens'? There was a long, heavy silence as the implications behind this settled in his head, and he settled the sweet back on the plate with a small 'clink'. Where could he even begin with all of that?]
This is crazy. Abso-friggin'-loutely nuts. I only saw four others when I was in that nasty tunnel myself, but if there were more...
[Could they have been in the other halls that his group decided not to take? Probably not, as they would have tried to leave markers behind too, but... on the subject of markers...]
I can't believe it, though. How did YOU of all people wind up getting whacked by them? I doubt you were dumb enough to take one of their belongings or something.
no subject
... until she dropped that bombshell, anyway. 'Too'? 'Dozens'? There was a long, heavy silence as the implications behind this settled in his head, and he settled the sweet back on the plate with a small 'clink'. Where could he even begin with all of that?]
This is crazy. Abso-friggin'-loutely nuts. I only saw four others when I was in that nasty tunnel myself, but if there were more...
[Could they have been in the other halls that his group decided not to take? Probably not, as they would have tried to leave markers behind too, but... on the subject of markers...]
I can't believe it, though. How did YOU of all people wind up getting whacked by them? I doubt you were dumb enough to take one of their belongings or something.
[MUCH LIKE HE HAD...]