[ He didn't earn that moniker for being a party animal. Or anything remotely entertaining or pleasant. ]
[ Setting his empty plate aside, he flicks his gaze toward his chatty cellmate, whose whole posture telegraphs the slump of profound boredom, an affliction transcending species and professions. He doesn't answer her question. His dark-toned voice layers politeness over impatience over a base note of cool irritation. ]
Twelve hours are well-wasted if you sleep them off.
[ He's too wired to do the same. Always is, after a big mission. Decompression happens in degrees, and in solitude: it's not as easy as he makes it look, shedding somebody else's skin after a full-immersion assignment and feeling like himself again. ]
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Date: 2015-03-16 01:06 am (UTC)[ Setting his empty plate aside, he flicks his gaze toward his chatty cellmate, whose whole posture telegraphs the slump of profound boredom, an affliction transcending species and professions. He doesn't answer her question. His dark-toned voice layers politeness over impatience over a base note of cool irritation. ]
Twelve hours are well-wasted if you sleep them off.
[ He's too wired to do the same. Always is, after a big mission. Decompression happens in degrees, and in solitude: it's not as easy as he makes it look, shedding somebody else's skin after a full-immersion assignment and feeling like himself again. ]