He didn't lose his calm. If anything, he just seemed to get calmer. Her voice rose and he sighed, keeping his eyes carefully neutral on the tomatoes with her only in his periphery. He knew she was anger, he even understood why...but this was new territory for them, too.
It had taken close to a century for Andy and Quynh to find himself and Yusuf. They'd had time to work out their immortality and each other on their own, to ponder the dreams and talk about what they could mean. Even Booker had taken time to find, and he'd had the most telling dreams of all of them: There was no mistaking Napoleon's army for anything else, after all. He'd had time to make it back to his family, but he'd also come to terms with his immortality along the way.
But Nile? She was so young. And she was so young.
"There is no 'weird stuff', Nile. I know my promise means nothing to you, but I promise you that you are safe here. We're only trying to help you with this new life."
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Date: 2020-09-17 12:33 am (UTC)It had taken close to a century for Andy and Quynh to find himself and Yusuf. They'd had time to work out their immortality and each other on their own, to ponder the dreams and talk about what they could mean. Even Booker had taken time to find, and he'd had the most telling dreams of all of them: There was no mistaking Napoleon's army for anything else, after all. He'd had time to make it back to his family, but he'd also come to terms with his immortality along the way.
But Nile? She was so young. And she was so young.
"There is no 'weird stuff', Nile. I know my promise means nothing to you, but I promise you that you are safe here. We're only trying to help you with this new life."