"We do have a pool. And a small workout room. Small amenities, but useful. If we're going to have to live with heavy rules, we should get at least a little something for it." And Jaeger is very gratified at that. It's nice to have a way on the apartment property to unwind.
At the time, waking up in the stairwell had been a tremendous shock. In retrospect, he can laugh about it a little, at least. Because it was absolutely ludicrous, in counterpoint to the terror he'd just escaped.
Some things, you have to laugh about because they're too terrifying to face head-on.
He finishes hanging another poster, checking it with a brief glance for evenness, and then looks at her again, more appraising this time. He doesn't have his otherworldly senses right now, at least not easily at hand, so he's reduced to sizing someone up the hard way: by their demeanor, their words, the way they carry themselves.
"I was in security, at home, so it suits me well. I suppose I got lucky in that regard." There's a flicker of smile. "Equivalent to landing on the couch, I guess."
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At the time, waking up in the stairwell had been a tremendous shock. In retrospect, he can laugh about it a little, at least. Because it was absolutely ludicrous, in counterpoint to the terror he'd just escaped.
Some things, you have to laugh about because they're too terrifying to face head-on.
He finishes hanging another poster, checking it with a brief glance for evenness, and then looks at her again, more appraising this time. He doesn't have his otherworldly senses right now, at least not easily at hand, so he's reduced to sizing someone up the hard way: by their demeanor, their words, the way they carry themselves.
"I was in security, at home, so it suits me well. I suppose I got lucky in that regard." There's a flicker of smile. "Equivalent to landing on the couch, I guess."