"Well, I'm from a world connected to the Nexus, at least. And one with no magic to speak of, at that. So believe me, we're both a bit in over our heads here."
Jim joins in on the laughter, taking half a step back and slipping one hand into his pocket casually while they talk. It gets his sleeve tugged rather insistently when Theresa finds her voice again.
Every time Jim looks down at her his smile gets even more small and soft. She reminds him so much about his best friend's daughter and Jim wishes he could afford Bones more chances to see her. Let him squat down a bit and offer the young girl a grin.
"That's right. I live on a space ship and make sure everyone on board is okay and well. My first officer is an alien and we travel to alllllllll sorts of different worlds to study them." Is it weirder that he's agreeing with her or that he's not even lying? He gives Theresa a conspiratorial wink before he gets up again.
"Harrowheart is a good friend of mine, actually." Tea drinking zombie indeed. "And there is a bear who runs a cafe, that is also true. The Nexus is a strange and wonderful place." Jim looks back at Erling and smiles.
"Aside from wrangling the most adorable group of children, what do you do? Are you a mage as well? Or..wizard? I'm not sure on the terminology, forgive me."
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Date: 2017-07-23 03:09 pm (UTC)Jim joins in on the laughter, taking half a step back and slipping one hand into his pocket casually while they talk. It gets his sleeve tugged rather insistently when Theresa finds her voice again.
Every time Jim looks down at her his smile gets even more small and soft. She reminds him so much about his best friend's daughter and Jim wishes he could afford Bones more chances to see her. Let him squat down a bit and offer the young girl a grin.
"That's right. I live on a space ship and make sure everyone on board is okay and well. My first officer is an alien and we travel to alllllllll sorts of different worlds to study them." Is it weirder that he's agreeing with her or that he's not even lying? He gives Theresa a conspiratorial wink before he gets up again.
"Harrowheart is a good friend of mine, actually." Tea drinking zombie indeed. "And there is a bear who runs a cafe, that is also true. The Nexus is a strange and wonderful place." Jim looks back at Erling and smiles.
"Aside from wrangling the most adorable group of children, what do you do? Are you a mage as well? Or..wizard? I'm not sure on the terminology, forgive me."