betterhealingā:
Ah - they were back again.
Arcade actually recognized these two; they werenāt ones he personally knew by name, not that he could genuinely recall, but they had most certainly been within these walls before. Brothers? Maybe. Ultimately, he supposed, it wasnāt really his business given the circumstances, though he honestly had to admit towards some curiosity when it came towards it.
So when they had ambled back through for the gods only knew ānth time, he could actually count it lucky, to some degree, to be when he was around and not on the overly busy side for once. One of the two didnāt see otherwise engaged, and it was this one that he finally approached - movements comfortable and relaxed, all things considering.
āHere again to trade?ā Okay okay, maybe he was being just a little bit on the nosy sideĀ - just a little bit! -, but it felt like a safer place to start in regards towards a proper conversation. He tucked the clipboard heād been carrying beneath an arm, safe and sound and out of the way, but his head tilted slightly towards the other man. āUnless you guys were injured in your forays, of course.ā Nothing that he could see, though that honestly meant nothing.
Val hadnāt seen the man approach. He and Rufus are both wearing their disguises that make it a bit harder to discern theyāre ghouls; Val can really only see what is directly in front of him with his goggles. Rufusā voice is--while far from easy on the ears--less corrupted by the radiation, so itās easier to get away with trading as long as Val doesnāt open his mouth.
But now heās presented with a conundrum. Rufus is occupied and unaware of what Val is doing, so he canāt come to the rescue. Not that he would anyway. Ass.
Val relaxes his shoulders a bit in an attempt to look lessĀ āarmed and readyā. Less threatening. He hesitates a half a second too long, thinking about what heās going to say before saying it, yet he still stumbles.
āYes. I mean--ā He sighs, and clears his throat quietly. Maybe he can convince this guy he has a cold.Ā āI meant we are hear to trade. We are not injured.ā
Good job, Val.


















