02-05-2023, 07:23 AM
The hunt hadn't gone well on his end, and it left him with a feeling of inadequacy as they'd begun following the river. He'd even refused to eat, insisting that she take more than her fill to make up for having not put in a matching performance, but it hadn't quite felt like enough. Like he needed to apologize or, or make it up to her some other way. But he couldn't come up with anything that would suffice, so he'd spent most of the time quietly thinking of a solution.
It had, however, given her a bit of a chance to do the talking instead, and at least some amount of relief washed over him when she'd broken the silence with a comment about bones. A currency system, basically, but what it meant to him was that she hadn't judged him too much for his lackluster hunting — or at least hadn't decided to dwell on it. "You know what, yeah," he chimed in at the end. Underneath it all, it really was a great idea. He just wondered how they would obtain and transport all of those... bones. "I wonder why no one has thought of it before."
A few moments of silence had passed before he realized that, well, a few moments of silence had passed. When he turned to look at her, wondering if there was an issue, it was clear that there was at least something, and he was no rocket scientist but he sure could pick up on the cue to shut the fuck up and look. So he did, following her gaze until it landed upon a dark figure in the distance.
"Is this when we start fucking shit up?" came a soft whisper as he slowly pulled up beside her. Normally he would have made the move to introduce himself to a stranger, but something told him that he should maybe follow Jacqueline's lead if he hoped to stay in her good graces. "I bet you that guy has some bones," he finished, his voice still low but adapting a playful tone.
It had, however, given her a bit of a chance to do the talking instead, and at least some amount of relief washed over him when she'd broken the silence with a comment about bones. A currency system, basically, but what it meant to him was that she hadn't judged him too much for his lackluster hunting — or at least hadn't decided to dwell on it. "You know what, yeah," he chimed in at the end. Underneath it all, it really was a great idea. He just wondered how they would obtain and transport all of those... bones. "I wonder why no one has thought of it before."
A few moments of silence had passed before he realized that, well, a few moments of silence had passed. When he turned to look at her, wondering if there was an issue, it was clear that there was at least something, and he was no rocket scientist but he sure could pick up on the cue to shut the fuck up and look. So he did, following her gaze until it landed upon a dark figure in the distance.
"Is this when we start fucking shit up?" came a soft whisper as he slowly pulled up beside her. Normally he would have made the move to introduce himself to a stranger, but something told him that he should maybe follow Jacqueline's lead if he hoped to stay in her good graces. "I bet you that guy has some bones," he finished, his voice still low but adapting a playful tone.