“No, it’s not war,” Alicia said, looking at Adrian with a small smile before she looked back to the volcano. “But the impatience for something to happen, even if you know it’ll be something bad is exactly the same.” She swallowed down against the wave of nausea that rolled over her, though the worst of it was gone again after a moment. He was right, though, to some extent at least; she just wished that rather than preparing as best they could for several scenarios, they were perfectly prepared for one.
Her smile brightened and warmed when Adrian proved to have already kept a stock for himself. “I think I knew that,” she admitted with a soft chuckle. “At least I know you’re the one I’d seek out if I needed anything like that. But I still appreciate it.” Alicia nodded towards the mountain. “Right now I’d settle for that one there to stop puffing like that,” then she looked back to Adrian.
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Date: 2013-09-10 08:19 pm (UTC)Her smile brightened and warmed when Adrian proved to have already kept a stock for himself. “I think I knew that,” she admitted with a soft chuckle. “At least I know you’re the one I’d seek out if I needed anything like that. But I still appreciate it.” Alicia nodded towards the mountain. “Right now I’d settle for that one there to stop puffing like that,” then she looked back to Adrian.