[ Nico will help provide sarcasm and jokes to distract from what they're doing.
While he wouldn't hold Palamedes' hand, he would let the man hold his shoulder or arm if that would help. Though it isn't an offer that would come immediately. Touch is still a foreign thing to him, even if Palamedes is in the very short list of who is allowed. Offering is harder.
He watches the waves batter the man and drags the bag out. It only takes a couple of steps before Nico reaches it and snags the satchel. ] It's fine.
[ There's a brief pause as he looks out to the ocean. ] Want to hang on to my shoulder?
[Nooo, his bag, she's gone forever— oh, never mind. He wants very much to climb into his own bag and sink to the ocean floor without having to experience it, but he'll settle for glumly taking hold of his bag again and staring at the surface of the water like it owes him something.
It does. It owes him several things. He will get none of them, so he'll have to force himself to be satisfied with trinkets and rusty baubles and ghosts.]
What? [oh, right,] Oh. Sure. Thank you.
[For not ditching him before even getting underwater, mostly.]
[ Maybe Nico will ask about why Palamedes has this thing with the ocean, though it won't be until after they no longer want to dive into it. For now, it's clear enough that there is an issue so Nico will just stick close by.
His gaze is on the man's face while he gets swept up. Figuratively, in this case. ]
No, I've been swimming for over ninety years.
[ It's said lightly, clearly a joke but with an undertone of seriousness to it. ]
Honestly, when we're ready to go, I could always just shadow travel us back to your office even when we're down there. Fair warning, it's a wild ride and letting go of each other would be dangerous to you.
[ So whether that would just give Palamedes even more to hate or not will probably up in the air. ]
Will that also shadow travel a mess of water with us? I don't think my office would ever forgive me.
[Real concerns he has. And he's not that keen on encouraging shadow travel, regardless of how intense and horrible it might be for himself; but they'll have to deal with that when they get to it.
He sighs, and moves to hold onto Nico's shoulder. Alright, he's squaring up to fight the sea. Mentally.]
I'd prefer a swimming buddy with a full century of experience, [old teen] but ninety years will have to do.
Probably not? It would have to stay connected to me somehow. Like when I took a statue through it. So it'd just be whatever water is on us.
[ This is why he's informing, because not everyone is a fan of shadow travel. He's also more careful about using it these days, instead of pushing himself too hard.
A small laugh at that. ]
Damn, a few years short of your preference. That's a shame.
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[ Nico will help provide sarcasm and jokes to distract from what they're doing.
While he wouldn't hold Palamedes' hand, he would let the man hold his shoulder or arm if that would help. Though it isn't an offer that would come immediately. Touch is still a foreign thing to him, even if Palamedes is in the very short list of who is allowed. Offering is harder.
He watches the waves batter the man and drags the bag out. It only takes a couple of steps before Nico reaches it and snags the satchel. ] It's fine.
[ There's a brief pause as he looks out to the ocean. ] Want to hang on to my shoulder?
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It does. It owes him several things. He will get none of them, so he'll have to force himself to be satisfied with trinkets and rusty baubles and ghosts.]
What? [oh, right,] Oh. Sure. Thank you.
[For not ditching him before even getting underwater, mostly.]
That won't impede your swimming?
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His gaze is on the man's face while he gets swept up. Figuratively, in this case. ]
No, I've been swimming for over ninety years.
[ It's said lightly, clearly a joke but with an undertone of seriousness to it. ]
Honestly, when we're ready to go, I could always just shadow travel us back to your office even when we're down there. Fair warning, it's a wild ride and letting go of each other would be dangerous to you.
[ So whether that would just give Palamedes even more to hate or not will probably up in the air. ]
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[Real concerns he has. And he's not that keen on encouraging shadow travel, regardless of how intense and horrible it might be for himself; but they'll have to deal with that when they get to it.
He sighs, and moves to hold onto Nico's shoulder. Alright, he's squaring up to fight the sea. Mentally.]
I'd prefer a swimming buddy with a full century of experience, [old teen] but ninety years will have to do.
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[ This is why he's informing, because not everyone is a fan of shadow travel. He's also more careful about using it these days, instead of pushing himself too hard.
A small laugh at that. ]
Damn, a few years short of your preference. That's a shame.