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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ is standing near the entrance of the starbucks where he had first met nathan, looking strangely compliant & calm as he listens & reacts (as quietly & discreetly as he's capable) to the bustling crowd of the afternoon. it's not so busy as to give him a headache, but busy enough to keep him entertained as he waits for his teammate/friend. ]

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ eventually lifts a hand again, instead patting caleb's shoulder this time. ]

Well, doesn't hurt to think about yourself once in a while too, okay? We're not in life-threatening situations all the time.

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ hesitates a little, looking oddly conflicted, but eventually nods. ]

Danke.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

But I be okay. Trust Nathan!

1/3

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ blinks in surprise, rendered silent for a moment. ]

jk 2/2

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

...

[ scratches the back of his neck, feeling uncomfortable. ]

But you just met me.

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Ja, but Nathan is nice. See Nathan with team, and talk to Nathan alone. Nathan listen and help when need help. Nathan is good person.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

Many good... erm thing to trust.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ reaches out to hold one of nathan's hands in both of his, once again in a way to emphasize his words. ]

And for mission, trust Nathan to live. So need trust.

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

...

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ looks elsewhere in thought, trying to find the right words to say. ]

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ finally his fingers sort of curl in caleb's hold, eyes directing themselves down to the pavement as he tries to think of a proper reply. ]

I... think I could start trusting you too. Maybe. But it'll take a while.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

. . . ! Ja! I wait and I work hard!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ shakes his head. ]

You don't need to work hard, just... be yourself.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

. . . is enough?

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

... yeah. It's enough.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ slowly nods. ]

Then I be me. And Nathan be Nathan.

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ opens his mouth to say something to that, but slowly closes it without voicing the thought. takes another route instead, shifting slightly to look around the area. ]

So. We're done looking, then, right?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ nods again, more enthusiastic while following. ]

Ja. I see, and it is good place. Nathan like this place?

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ uses his free hand to tap a finger against caleb's forehead once. ]

Doesn't matter if I like it or not, genius.

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ blinks, momentarily going cross-eyed while watching the finger. ]

Ehh. . . but Nathan word is good.

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ rolls his eyes up to the sky, thinking. ]

... so what if I said I hated it?

[echolocating.livejournal.com]

[ tilts head a little, confused at what he perceives to be a rhetorical question. ]

I find other place. If Nathan does not like, then it is bad.

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[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ gets a little flustered over his honesty. ]

I-- I didn't mean it, stupid!

[prideofmusic.livejournal.com]

[ coughs, looking away. ]

It's... it's nice. Or something!

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[echolocating.livejournal.com]

. . . ?

[ wonders again if he said something wrong, but lets it go after a moment's thought. ]