CONVOY

[greatcleavage]

who: Everyone who wanted to come on the expedition Roy is arranging!
what: A community is failing. We're going to save them. ROLL OUT.
when: 4/10-4/12 (or thereabouts)
where: The Quarantine to the ravine and back again
warnings: ?



((OOC: No tag orders, they just keep threads from getting done. Feel free to NPC monsters or run with your own ideas! Also, sorry for how late this was, it was a bad week.))

Comments

[mysophobic]

Oh my god Dodger?! Shigeru just blushes a lot at that and looks away. Well then that's not going to be of much use. The phone it is then!

That works for me! I...hope we can get through this without having to resort to any of that though.

He means using his supplies or hand signals.

[smokedout]

He would have been disappointed if Shigeru didn't become a mess - and a smile cracks over his face when he gets exactly what he was going for.

"Sure... but let's not rule anything out."

He decidedly does not mean using supplies or hand signals.

[mysophobic]

Of course I'm not going to rule anything! But if everyone is cautious and stays together we'll manage to do this with less injuries.

Shigeru no. That's not what he meant at all.

But you were in the military too?

[smokedout]

He's not about to correct him - again, making him cry is just senseless trouble. He just shakes his head in response to the second question.

"Man who raised me was, for a while. He taught me the signals."

He's still toying with whether it's worth telling him why he needed the signals... but he's pretty sure the man will ask anyway. At least he can say that if Shigeru can see his tattoos, his scars and his body posture, and still ask about his past, it's on him if he gets uncomfortable.

[mysophobic]

Shigeru will nod as he types up something.

Was he mute or deaf by any chance?

He does notice all those things and can probably make guesses on them but he rather just ask to get the full picture any way.

[smokedout]

"Nah... nah, far from it."

Well, now Dodger's a little uncomfortable. It occurs to him that his life would've been a lot nicer if Benny was quiet, but that's neither here nor there. His brow twitches a bit, he avoids eye contact for just a second, and then the discomfort is gone and he just shakes his head lightly before elaborating.

"How do I put this - he ran a criminal organization back in Boston. Spent a lot of time running missions 'n' shit with him." That's the lightest description he can think of for it - he doesn't like to get into how fucked his childhood was, but people tend to stop asking questions around there. Being a criminal is all he needs to get his fair share of distrust and judgement.

[mysophobic]

Ah well he wasn't sure what to make of it but he just nods and types something up again. He didn't mean to pry that much and of course he knows he shouldn't have but that's just how he rolls. He might also avoid eye contact as he looks down at his phone while he types something.

I'm sorry! I'm not really good at this sort of thing. I...shouldn't of asked anymore. So I apologize for making you talk about it.

He does look really apologetic there and then. It couldn't have been easy at all, and he didn't really know when to not overstep his boundaries sometimes. That's what Alex was good for, he was good at socializing Shigeru was not.

[smokedout]

He's read about half of that when he just lets out a quiet huff and reaches out to touch the phone, tipping it down so he can look at Shigeru properly.

"Hey, relax. The past is the past. We got bigger fish to fry than how shitty I had it fifteen years ago."

He's overstepping his boundaries by touching Shigeru's things again - this time knowing full well it'll stress him out - but he's at least doing his best to be a calm presence. He's known a lot of guys that are all nerves... and he's had to deal with them enough that he's pretty good at that soothing voice one usually gives to nervous animals.

[mysophobic]

Dodger please?! Shigeru might tense and jump a little, pulling his phone back towards his chest when he's able to. Please don't touch his things!!

Even still. I shouldn't have asked that so casually! So I have to apologize.

He's bad at socializing but that's no excuse for it.

[smokedout]

"No, I'm serious, don't..."

Don't cower, it's depressing. He just lets out a quiet huff, and slips his hands into his pockets.

"Look, I'm not big on apologies. Taking or giving. Either tell me something you're not great about admitting to make things even, or drop it. Your choice."

[mysophobic]

Ah, well, this sure is awkward but Shigeru does nod in understanding. He might even type something up as he thinks about Dodger's offer.

I'm not very good at socializing, so that's one of the reason why I apologized.

He knows it's not a good excuse but he really is telling the truth. He might fidget as he types something else to follow up that other message.

I don't really go out too much in general, but you probably figured that.

[smokedout]

"Yeah, I figured that much."

Not touching the man makes things a little awkward... Dodger's a very touch-based person, and keeping himself from putting his hands on Shigeru is slowly starting to bother him. Not that it shows much.

"I'm not too good with people, so I'm not gonna hold it to you."