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Khan of the Mardu
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"E-eh, no worries, sir," came Caldwell's response to Jo's apology. "Entirely on me. I can be a bit of a-- Unnf!" Welp. He didn't get to say much, considering how quickly he was yanked back to his feet by the much beefier security guard standing a few inches taller than him. Funny how despite their fairly small height difference, Caldwell was a complete twig whereas Jo was.... Well, Jo. Even without his glasses, it was easy to tell how ripped the guy was, and he momentarily awed at the man's mass of muscle. But then he regained focus, blinking a few times before realizing he was being spoken to again and offered his glasses back.
A small half-laugh slipped past his lips as he nodded in thanks, carefully accepting the object back and slipping it back on. "I'm great, thanks for asking. I'm sturdy enough," he assured. He caught himself about to jokingly flex, but quickly stopped mid-movement upon recalling how muscular the guy before him was.
...Awkward.
Clearing his throat, the redhead managed to quickly bounce back. "Er, sorry for running into you, in any case, mister....-" Shit. He didn't know this guy's name. As he half-fumbled and half-waited for the other male to offer his name, he found himself saved by... some other guy he didn't really know! "Jo! Yes. I am most certainly very sorry, I can be a bit... clumsy." Smooth. Perfect save right there. He totally knew what he was saying the whole time. "I, uhh, I suppose I ought to be out of your way now, then, Jo." Right. Smile remaining, he offered a nod to Jin as well. "Mister..."
...Shit. He did it again.
@CrunchyCHEEZIT @The Tactician @Storage
For a moment, Jin almost seemed to freeze up as the man nodded to him. He hadn't expected to be asked any sorts of question by the man, just a gruff response of some kind before moving on. Almost like a deer in the headlights, the young man seemed almost scared of the stranger before returning the nod, "Oh, uh, nice to meet you. I'm Jin Tajiri."
Jo arched a brow as he watched Caldwell fumble and trip to try and formulate words to respond to him.
"No problem, sir. Just try and keep yourself aware when walking through the hallways during 'prime time'."
It was indeed noticeable that this fellow wasn't too fit, but Jo didn't like focusing on that too much. Anyone is capable of achieving success in this world, no matter what size or shape they have-- as long as they apply themselves. That philosophy is what Jo tried to pass down to his less-than-physically-impressive brother, whom quickly found his own path to success.
Speaking of his brother, Jo quickly turned his head and smiled as Jin appeared.
"Oh, Jin! Hell, I was looking for you," he said, with a friendly grin as he walked over and gave his little brother a pat on the shoulder."For your information, brother, I am on duty-- investigating people when they're on the ground is apart of my job description. Was just a little accident, nothing exciting."
Upon that statement, he spotted the same expression his brother always had. He frowned slightly, moving back to grab his coffee and wave Caldwell off to wherever he was going. Taking a manly, concerned sip from his steaming cuppa joe, he eyed Jin up and down.
All the same signs.
"...Still bored, huh? It's day number...what, number 120-something? Not a single day aboard this ship spark your interest yet?"
@Hospes @The Tactician @whoever
"If you're on duty, why are you looking for me? Shouldn't you be investigating more guys on the ground, Jo?" Jin countered with a jab and a smile, waving off the rather forceful pat on the shoulder while also noting what his brother had said. Nothing exciting, of course. God forbid something that brightens up their day would happen.
Rolling his shoulder to ease the ache that Jo had caused in it with his pat (had his brother always been that strong), Jin waited for the new guy to walk away before turning to go as well, needing to get back to checking the storage. However, he froze once again as his brother saw through his cheerful demeanor and spoke up.
"One hundred and twenty days exactly, brother, and exactly one hundred and fifty days left," After a moment, he released a sigh, either out of tiredness over their continual, seemingly endless journey through the stars or just out of agitation about being reminded of that fact. When he turned his head back though, none of his apprehension and despair over the length of the quest through the stars appeared in his smile. A fabrication of falsified joy, the dull beam was his attempt at laying to rest his brother's unease and concerns, "And what do you mean? We're traveling through the stars, pioneering a new path for all of humanity! How could I not love this, being able to go beyond what our ancestors could ever imagine?"
The artificial sweetness of his excited tone was almost sickening.
Rolling his shoulder to ease the ache that Jo had caused in it with his pat (had his brother always been that strong), Jin waited for the new guy to walk away before turning to go as well, needing to get back to checking the storage. However, he froze once again as his brother saw through his cheerful demeanor and spoke up.
"One hundred and twenty days exactly, brother, and exactly one hundred and fifty days left," After a moment, he released a sigh, either out of tiredness over their continual, seemingly endless journey through the stars or just out of agitation about being reminded of that fact. When he turned his head back though, none of his apprehension and despair over the length of the quest through the stars appeared in his smile. A fabrication of falsified joy, the dull beam was his attempt at laying to rest his brother's unease and concerns, "And what do you mean? We're traveling through the stars, pioneering a new path for all of humanity! How could I not love this, being able to go beyond what our ancestors could ever imagine?"
The artificial sweetness of his excited tone was almost sickening.