[He'd meant about the empathy bond issue, but he'll let that go in order to instead focus on fretting over preparing to meet up with Nate later.
And since he gets most of that nervous energy out by wandering around in the city, getting a snack, and exploring a few shops, he feels calmer than expected by the time he locates the gym and cautiously steps inside. It's definitely quiet and seemingly deserted, two major bonuses, and those things also make it easy to spot Nate.]
[ He's loitering by the edge of the ring, pushing his sleeves up to his elbows and shooting Lance a grin. The last time they did this, they walked so far out of the way Nate thought they might get lost going back. Lance wanted privacy and by God, he got it. ]
Sometimes I'd rather some disaster happen just to break up the monotony.
[Lance gives Nate's sleeves a look, resigns himself to that they're going to accidentally activate the empathy bond about forty times, and sighs at Nate's comment as he wanders further into the room.]
I'm going to remind you that you said that next time there's a disaster.
[And that promised--]
How actually dangerous is this place anyway? I mean, I've heard your stories and some from other people, but I guess I'm wondering whether fist-fighting is actually a situation that's likely to come up.
[It had in Hadriel, although the physical altercations he'd gotten into he either didn't fight back or just used his gun or magic. But people here keep claiming that all the Displaced are mostly well behaved toward each other, and he isn't totally sure about what kind of external threats he should be expecting.]
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And since he gets most of that nervous energy out by wandering around in the city, getting a snack, and exploring a few shops, he feels calmer than expected by the time he locates the gym and cautiously steps inside. It's definitely quiet and seemingly deserted, two major bonuses, and those things also make it easy to spot Nate.]
Hey. How was work?
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[ He's loitering by the edge of the ring, pushing his sleeves up to his elbows and shooting Lance a grin. The last time they did this, they walked so far out of the way Nate thought they might get lost going back. Lance wanted privacy and by God, he got it. ]
Sometimes I'd rather some disaster happen just to break up the monotony.
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I'm going to remind you that you said that next time there's a disaster.
[And that promised--]
How actually dangerous is this place anyway? I mean, I've heard your stories and some from other people, but I guess I'm wondering whether fist-fighting is actually a situation that's likely to come up.
[It had in Hadriel, although the physical altercations he'd gotten into he either didn't fight back or just used his gun or magic. But people here keep claiming that all the Displaced are mostly well behaved toward each other, and he isn't totally sure about what kind of external threats he should be expecting.]