[If Lance managed to break Nate's nose, he'd take the guy out for ice cream in celebration. It's not like it hasn't been broken before.
The noticeable increase in zingers is leading Nate to suspect that it's partly a defense mechanism. Lance doesn't want to be seen as an easy target, nor does he want others to assume he is a novice to any form of combat. A burden. Nate can't say he blames him, but sometimes it's better to be underestimated.
That last comment, though?
He has to physically stop, feeling a laugh seize at his lungs violently. It's not funny. It's really not funny. Except that it is.]
Oh, God- [He wheezes, patting Lance's shoulder as he starts to walk again, giggles wracking his frame.] Okay, that's- we'll work on that.
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The noticeable increase in zingers is leading Nate to suspect that it's partly a defense mechanism. Lance doesn't want to be seen as an easy target, nor does he want others to assume he is a novice to any form of combat. A burden. Nate can't say he blames him, but sometimes it's better to be underestimated.
That last comment, though?
He has to physically stop, feeling a laugh seize at his lungs violently. It's not funny. It's really not funny. Except that it is.]
Oh, God- [He wheezes, patting Lance's shoulder as he starts to walk again, giggles wracking his frame.] Okay, that's- we'll work on that.