"Yeah, it does seem like it happened forever ago.” A wistful sigh, and Aaron quickly distracted himself from that with a sip of coffee.
"I've been sitting in on the organic chemistry class at the college, and they don't have half the stuff we do." That was just born of his searching for something to say. Bruce seemed interested in what he-- he, wow-- had to say, and not in that polite way afforded to pesky interviewers. "--don't tell them I'm in the class without paying for it." He managed to look guilty, somehow, even though in truth he felt zero remorse-- it was their fault they didn't even have a roll sheet.
There was a small, scared twist in his chest once Bruce's smile fell. But instead of being brushed off, he got an actual answer. "Oh. That's good. I'm kinda surprised you didn't try to get into the business side of this place, really. Not that there’s any I’ve seen, apart from the mall and the vendors around."
Aaron kicked his feet under the table for a few seconds, sipping his coffee and keeping his eyes down on the swirling grain of the table. He was regretting turning off the music and leaving them to quiet. “—have you seen anything interesting around here? My life’s been pretty dull, what with rejuvenating this place and avoiding the Nox.”
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"I've been sitting in on the organic chemistry class at the college, and they don't have half the stuff we do." That was just born of his searching for something to say. Bruce seemed interested in what he-- he, wow-- had to say, and not in that polite way afforded to pesky interviewers. "--don't tell them I'm in the class without paying for it." He managed to look guilty, somehow, even though in truth he felt zero remorse-- it was their fault they didn't even have a roll sheet.
There was a small, scared twist in his chest once Bruce's smile fell. But instead of being brushed off, he got an actual answer. "Oh. That's good. I'm kinda surprised you didn't try to get into the business side of this place, really. Not that there’s any I’ve seen, apart from the mall and the vendors around."
Aaron kicked his feet under the table for a few seconds, sipping his coffee and keeping his eyes down on the swirling grain of the table. He was regretting turning off the music and leaving them to quiet. “—have you seen anything interesting around here? My life’s been pretty dull, what with rejuvenating this place and avoiding the Nox.”