There's other places it shows up too, [ Matt's quick to supply. (Matt, that was not the issue.) His smile turns distinctly sheepish as he adds, ] One-two-three is fun from a numerological standpoint too, so there's that ...
[ He shakes his head. Mentally, Matt's taking inventory of himself: his energy level, his ease and range of movement. He's definitely still tired, but the surprising turn in the conversation has given him something of a second wind.
Which is good news, because their time in this world is getting shorter by the minute. ]
Well. You're pretty spry for over a hundred, [ Matt concludes with a small grin. ] I might be holding you back, actually. But it does occur to me that if we use the space down here the right way, maybe I could draw some of these things to me and you could pick them off?
[ Look, Matt's a newcomer to combat. But as an urban planning student, he knows a thing or two about patterns of foot traffic. ]
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[ He shakes his head. Mentally, Matt's taking inventory of himself: his energy level, his ease and range of movement. He's definitely still tired, but the surprising turn in the conversation has given him something of a second wind.
Which is good news, because their time in this world is getting shorter by the minute. ]
Well. You're pretty spry for over a hundred, [ Matt concludes with a small grin. ] I might be holding you back, actually. But it does occur to me that if we use the space down here the right way, maybe I could draw some of these things to me and you could pick them off?
[ Look, Matt's a newcomer to combat. But as an urban planning student, he knows a thing or two about patterns of foot traffic. ]