[ He listens as she talks - or thinks, whatever - not even bothering to try to shield his reactions. His mind is always more open with her than it was with the Nest in general; he's long past the time when he might have cared or tried to shield things anyway.
There's a frustrated huff of agreement when she says they don't even know what they're looking for - they don't know customs here, don't know what might be out of the ordinary. Sam's been doing research just to try to pass enough to make friends, it's irritating as hell.
But whatever he might have been about to say about planning and things they should attempt is sidetracked to hell, when his mind catches on the way she'd called herself a dumb jarhead. ]
(You're a hell of a lot more than a dumb jarhead, Commander. ) [ The way he says commander is closer to the way he calls Damon kitten or Bucky sunshine than any formal military rank, but there's a quiet sincerity to his mental tone that the sensation of his smile can't overtake. ] (Don't tell me you can't see that, or we're gonna be here awhile with me pointing out how.)
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There's a frustrated huff of agreement when she says they don't even know what they're looking for - they don't know customs here, don't know what might be out of the ordinary. Sam's been doing research just to try to pass enough to make friends, it's irritating as hell.
But whatever he might have been about to say about planning and things they should attempt is sidetracked to hell, when his mind catches on the way she'd called herself a dumb jarhead. ]
( You're a hell of a lot more than a dumb jarhead, Commander. ) [ The way he says commander is closer to the way he calls Damon kitten or Bucky sunshine than any formal military rank, but there's a quiet sincerity to his mental tone that the sensation of his smile can't overtake. ] ( Don't tell me you can't see that, or we're gonna be here awhile with me pointing out how. )