That's a shame, I'd have loved to read it. [ That holds true for just about any book, but in this case particularly it would be another chance to get a little closer to Lucy. ] You could tell me that story sometime, if you ever feel like it.
[ Every story that Victor tells him seems fantastical, completely amazing when compared to what he knows of his world. Well, maybe the things he's seen and done would seem pretty fantastic to her too, so there's that. ]
Right. We are. [ He smiles a bit awkwardly, though he promptly moves on to her question, not taking even a second to answer promptly. ]
Of course I'd save him. Wouldn't you want to save the people you— [ He pauses just at the right time, quickly correcting himself... ] —care about? And I'd rather put myself in harm's way than let him be hurt.
[ That much is true more often than not when it comes to Jim. He's sacrificed himself for others more times than he can remember, although he never wanted people to idolize him for it. He just did what he felt was right. ]
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Date: 2018-03-13 09:40 pm (UTC)[ Every story that Victor tells him seems fantastical, completely amazing when compared to what he knows of his world. Well, maybe the things he's seen and done would seem pretty fantastic to her too, so there's that. ]
Right. We are. [ He smiles a bit awkwardly, though he promptly moves on to her question, not taking even a second to answer promptly. ]
Of course I'd save him. Wouldn't you want to save the people you— [ He pauses just at the right time, quickly correcting himself... ] —care about? And I'd rather put myself in harm's way than let him be hurt.
[ That much is true more often than not when it comes to Jim. He's sacrificed himself for others more times than he can remember, although he never wanted people to idolize him for it. He just did what he felt was right. ]