[ Lockon followed, patiently. He wasn't about to hurry the bird and rush through time with Lyle. Maybe it was weird for Lyle, too, but it wasn't necessarily a bad kind of weird. Neil always thought of Celestial Being -- specifically, the crew of the Ptolemaios -- as a sort of surrogate family for the one he lost. While he loved them all dearly, it wasn't the same as having Lyle back in his life.
Don't worry, he's not going to get sappy... yet. ]
Is this where you've lived the whole time you've been here?
[When they got to the kitchen, Kara headed over to the dish that had the food. The kitchen was pretty self-explanatory. Nothing weird or crazy in there. He leaned against the counter, glancing at Kara before looking at Neil]
Yeah. Haven't been anywhere else. I mean, its not so bad. I've had the place to myself for a bit.
[ That's a little worrisome. Then again, Maybe Lyle likes being alone. Or maybe he doesn't spent a lot of time here other than sleep. Lockon's not sure he'd like living all alone after so long in close quarters with comrades. ]
Yeah, all by myself. Well, sort of. I've had Haro and Kara.
[Lyle didn't really spend a lot of time here, but at the same time, he was more reclusive than others. He liked having that option to just ignore the world existed for a while. So having the place to himself hadn't been all bad]
[ Lockon couldn't help laughing. That wasn't at all what he meant, but he was loath to push the conversation toward seriousness when this sort of comfortable banter was happening. ]
[Yeah he figured that's not what Neil meant, but jokes were easy sometimes. They made things better. He didn't really want that awkward seriousness to come back up either]
Yeah, it's a pretty cool job. And it's a job that helps protect people here. So... a win-win.
[He saw that flicker on Neil's face and then the comment about needing some practice. It kind of hurt. Even though he hadn't really wanted to admit it, when he had first been recruited he had aimed to be a good sniper like his brother.
Maybe now he needed to help Neil if he really did still want to try]
Yeah, we should do go sometime. Maybe get in some practice.
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[ Lockon followed, patiently. He wasn't about to hurry the bird and rush through time with Lyle. Maybe it was weird for Lyle, too, but it wasn't necessarily a bad kind of weird. Neil always thought of Celestial Being -- specifically, the crew of the Ptolemaios -- as a sort of surrogate family for the one he lost. While he loved them all dearly, it wasn't the same as having Lyle back in his life.
Don't worry, he's not going to get sappy... yet. ]
Is this where you've lived the whole time you've been here?
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[When they got to the kitchen, Kara headed over to the dish that had the food. The kitchen was pretty self-explanatory. Nothing weird or crazy in there. He leaned against the counter, glancing at Kara before looking at Neil]
Yeah. Haven't been anywhere else. I mean, its not so bad. I've had the place to myself for a bit.
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[ That's a little worrisome. Then again, Maybe Lyle likes being alone. Or maybe he doesn't spent a lot of time here other than sleep. Lockon's not sure he'd like living all alone after so long in close quarters with comrades. ]
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[Lyle didn't really spend a lot of time here, but at the same time, he was more reclusive than others. He liked having that option to just ignore the world existed for a while. So having the place to himself hadn't been all bad]
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Seems like it might be a little creepy at first.
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Creepy, how? Oh you mean the ghost that lives in the closet? Nah, he's cool. We play poker sometimes.
[Congrats. Lyle is being a dork now]
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Oh, well, you'll have to introduce me sometime.
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Oh yeah of course. It's on my to do list.
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[ Spacious, quiet. Plus Haro and Kara probably meant it wasn't too quiet or lonely. ]
So what is it you do here? For work and fun? What's something you'd say I have to do?
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Me? I'm a special vehicles operator for the Perimeter Guard. I get to pilot the cool machines.
[Not like he hadn't been doing that for while already]
Fun? There's a shooting range. You should try it.
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[ Something a little bittersweet flickered over his face, gone almost as quickly as it came. ]
Yeah, maybe I should. [ He tapped two fingers lightly to the eyepatch. ] I need some practice.
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[He saw that flicker on Neil's face and then the comment about needing some practice. It kind of hurt. Even though he hadn't really wanted to admit it, when he had first been recruited he had aimed to be a good sniper like his brother.
Maybe now he needed to help Neil if he really did still want to try]
Yeah, we should do go sometime. Maybe get in some practice.
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[ He paused, just a beat, then nudge Lyle with one shoulder. ]
Don't go easy on me just because I'm half-blind, okay? Right now, I think you're the only person I'd want to practice with.
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[ He pauses, then drops his voice to a conspiratorial whisper. ]
We'd better not tell Haro I'm going to be your new partner for a while.
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I think that might be for the best. But I think he can hear you. He's like right there.
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This why I'm not in charge of making secret plans.
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Clearly. It is all explained. So I guess I have to do that if we need that.