[He could feel Cliff shift as he began to talk and Souji relaxed his grip. His words were familiar, things he knew intellectually, and somehow being told them reminded him of what other people often said about him. For all his years and his deadly force, Souji was so very much a child. Usually it never embarrassed him, but suddenly he felt his ears turning a little red as he looked up from his headrest. Rather than let the embarrassment show, he smiled back at Cliff and nodded slightly as he pulled his hand away. He pillowed his head on top of both arms and turned his gaze fully toward Cliff.]
You sound like you're proposing. Or you're being old. I can't decide which.
[His lips quirked up in an amused smile at his own teasing and then he winked at Cliff, relaxing a little more. He understood what the man really meant and he let it show in the appreciative smile that hid beneath his mirth.]
August 19, afternoon
You sound like you're proposing. Or you're being old. I can't decide which.
[His lips quirked up in an amused smile at his own teasing and then he winked at Cliff, relaxing a little more. He understood what the man really meant and he let it show in the appreciative smile that hid beneath his mirth.]