"No, I did not know him before we were both on Terror."
There's a slight pause. Usually he'd leave it at that, worried that all other details are too personal, things that could leave him vulnerable.
But.. this is Chloe. He's pretty much literally cuddling with her to keep her warm. Maybe it's alright for him to talk about it, even if it's just this once. To say the things he's never told anyone else about. (Maybe, deep down, he wants to talk about it for once, rather than shoving it down and hiding it as he's used to.)
"I.. caught rumours on board that the caulker's mate did not know any naval terms. It sounded slightly odd to me, but-- in an interesting sort of way." He pauses. It's clear that he's never really had to think about how to word any of this before, never had anyone to tell it to. "So I felt like I had to see it for myself and seek him out."
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There's a slight pause. Usually he'd leave it at that, worried that all other details are too personal, things that could leave him vulnerable.
But.. this is Chloe. He's pretty much literally cuddling with her to keep her warm. Maybe it's alright for him to talk about it, even if it's just this once. To say the things he's never told anyone else about. (Maybe, deep down, he wants to talk about it for once, rather than shoving it down and hiding it as he's used to.)
"I.. caught rumours on board that the caulker's mate did not know any naval terms. It sounded slightly odd to me, but-- in an interesting sort of way." He pauses. It's clear that he's never really had to think about how to word any of this before, never had anyone to tell it to. "So I felt like I had to see it for myself and seek him out."