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@nhjinga @ddmaiga
( ` tugs at his collar repeatedly, fanning himself with his clothing. weather isn’t too uncomfortable, but being in constant motion for the past few days has got him weary. the sun’s up high, hat on his head a small blessing. he’s trying not to complain. given the circumstances, there technically isn’t much to complain about in the first place ) ( ` brows furrowing, he squints at what he sees ahead, familiar with the scene seeing as how they’ve been here just yesterday. something’s out of place, however. it isn’t too out of place for someone to be around; they aren’t the only two people in the world. but a funny feeling sinks in anyhow, and it isn’t just from not having taken a proper break after their last meal )
you see them too, right? ( ` it’s not reasonable to be paranoid in broad daylight, but ) ( ` nods at the growing figure coming their way, half hoping jin will humor him and say no. he could use a laugh, it’s almost always lonely with strangers ) ( ` they don’t stop in their tracks, assuming the person’s passing by them to their own destination too. the closer they get, however, sian makes out the traveler’s face, growing more and more unsettled at what’s to come )
( mouths mai, like a question, wishing he was uncertain about it. if he could afford to be happy about seeing a familiar face, in a time like this, no less, that’d be his go-to. but he can’t ) ( ` swallows hard, slowly shifting away from jin’s left side and switching to the other, dipping his hat lower in hopes she hadn’t gotten the chance to read his face yet, won’t get to ) ( ` way to not be sus )