Once they reach the roof safely, Hua Xie returns to her favorite position on Xie Lian's shoulder. He leans back to enjoy the view, clearly not going to speak when Trevor has said he doesn't want to.
He's spent many happy hours losing himself in the beauty of the stars.
Xie Lian doesn't go back to his argument against pain as a lesson. He never said it was completely without validity, after all, he rarely goes up on roofs these days.
"Yeah. I'll bet. Wouldn't want a potential deal to go around slipping off the ship." Mutters Trevor, who sits up and starts scootching himself towards the edge. He can probably lose Xie Lian and his concern if he heads towards one of the cabins. Shame that he had to cut his star-gazing short tonight.
Xie Lian stands and jumps from the roof to the deck, landing without appearing to experience any sort of impact. If Trevor slips at the end, he wants to be prepared to catch him.
Xie Lian goes to lean against the railing. He doesn't full trust that Trevor will escape injury, but it'd likely be a less dramatic fall. Besides, there's a point where following would just be counterproductive.
Trevor staggers a little but rights himself by placing his hand on the wall, leading downstairs. The hawk settles herself on his shoulder, chiding and worried and nuzzling his hair in a way that makes him wince.
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He's spent many happy hours losing himself in the beauty of the stars.
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"I came up here to be alone, you know. I don't want company."
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"I don't want to see you injure yourself. I can sit below, if you'd prefer."
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"Might be a good lesson if I do. Christ, all right, fine. I'll get off the roof. Happy?"
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"Less concerned, perhaps."
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Xie Lian stands and jumps from the roof to the deck, landing without appearing to experience any sort of impact. If Trevor slips at the end, he wants to be prepared to catch him.
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"Night." He tells the other man, gruffly and with finality: don't follow him.
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Xie Lian goes to lean against the railing. He doesn't full trust that Trevor will escape injury, but it'd likely be a less dramatic fall. Besides, there's a point where following would just be counterproductive.
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He disappears below deck.