[Having had his eyes on the trek ahead and trying not to think about how long a trip it was, Sniper hadn't been paying too much attention to Pyro or the pup until her last statement. He was unsure if she'd been talking to him about the dog, or if she'd been speaking to the dog about her feelings for him. It wasn't unusual for her to talk to animals, after all- she talked to that slime of hers all the time.
Taking the safe bet that she'd been talking to him, he tried not to look as though he'd taken it in some way she hadn't meant it.]
Oh, the pup. Right, he's gonna be a fine dog.
[Why was he getting so worked up over this?
He knew why, and felt ridiculous for it. He wasn't some kid, desperate for a girl's attention. He was an adult, the older of the two of them. Yes, he'd started allowing himself to think that maybe there could be something between them, if only because the actual job didn't exist in Paradise and his only role now was to support his only existing teammate. She made him feel... needed, somehow. Like he still had a job to do.
He caught himself staring at her again; it made him uncomfortable to think he was that attracted to her, that there was attachment for her growing in him. This was just all the job he had left, he told himself. He didn't need anyone.
Though needing and wanting were two very different things, and one was a far more dangerous beast to tackle.]
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[Having had his eyes on the trek ahead and trying not to think about how long a trip it was, Sniper hadn't been paying too much attention to Pyro or the pup until her last statement. He was unsure if she'd been talking to him about the dog, or if she'd been speaking to the dog about her feelings for him. It wasn't unusual for her to talk to animals, after all- she talked to that slime of hers all the time.
Taking the safe bet that she'd been talking to him, he tried not to look as though he'd taken it in some way she hadn't meant it.]
Oh, the pup. Right, he's gonna be a fine dog.
[Why was he getting so worked up over this?
He knew why, and felt ridiculous for it. He wasn't some kid, desperate for a girl's attention. He was an adult, the older of the two of them. Yes, he'd started allowing himself to think that maybe there could be something between them, if only because the actual job didn't exist in Paradise and his only role now was to support his only existing teammate. She made him feel... needed, somehow. Like he still had a job to do.
He caught himself staring at her again; it made him uncomfortable to think he was that attracted to her, that there was attachment for her growing in him. This was just all the job he had left, he told himself. He didn't need anyone.
Though needing and wanting were two very different things, and one was a far more dangerous beast to tackle.]