"Malcolm seems pretty confused by the fact he even agreed to that," he says with a smile. "I think you're pretty good at winning people over when you're not beating them to a pulp."
He can tell by the change in her comportment that she knows something is up. But she's wise enough not to question, wise enough even to decline to ask anything further in the future. It's good. She needs to protect herself first at this point. So he just squeezes her hand back and gives a small head tilt. "I'm sure there are plenty of things we can talk about without bringing up that stuff," he agrees. "It's a lot of boring stuff anyway. The biggest thing about being a sniper is patience, so there's a lot of waiting. Trying to see who's able to withstand long stretches of preparation."
Day 153 | Late Evening | Action
He can tell by the change in her comportment that she knows something is up. But she's wise enough not to question, wise enough even to decline to ask anything further in the future. It's good. She needs to protect herself first at this point. So he just squeezes her hand back and gives a small head tilt. "I'm sure there are plenty of things we can talk about without bringing up that stuff," he agrees. "It's a lot of boring stuff anyway. The biggest thing about being a sniper is patience, so there's a lot of waiting. Trying to see who's able to withstand long stretches of preparation."