Well. One could certainly tell that he was in the company of soldiers.
The flurry of good-natured insults and profanity seemed so absurdly out of place that for a moment all Warrick could do was stare in shock. Then a giggle burst through his lips and he had to clap a hand over his mouth as the laughter overtook him, bending him at the waist until he sat with his head almost between his knees, ribs aching.
"S-sorry," he sputtered when he could breathe again, voice thick with relieved amusement. "Delayed panic response, I think. Christ, I can't believe we were just shot at. No, I'm fine. A few bruises at most, nothing serious. My back will likely be black and blue tomorrow."
His dark eyes gleamed a little in the low light of the truck as he grinned back at Toreth.
"But you can tell your wheelman that I had rougher liaisons than this in uni, though they usually had the decency to get me properly drunk first. And it's Dr. Warrick. Or Keir."
The truck lurched a little as they made the turn and Warrick leaned in the opposite direction to keep his balance, mimicking Toreth's posture now that he was aware enough of it to do so.
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The flurry of good-natured insults and profanity seemed so absurdly out of place that for a moment all Warrick could do was stare in shock. Then a giggle burst through his lips and he had to clap a hand over his mouth as the laughter overtook him, bending him at the waist until he sat with his head almost between his knees, ribs aching.
"S-sorry," he sputtered when he could breathe again, voice thick with relieved amusement. "Delayed panic response, I think. Christ, I can't believe we were just shot at. No, I'm fine. A few bruises at most, nothing serious. My back will likely be black and blue tomorrow."
His dark eyes gleamed a little in the low light of the truck as he grinned back at Toreth.
"But you can tell your wheelman that I had rougher liaisons than this in uni, though they usually had the decency to get me properly drunk first. And it's Dr. Warrick. Or Keir."
The truck lurched a little as they made the turn and Warrick leaned in the opposite direction to keep his balance, mimicking Toreth's posture now that he was aware enough of it to do so.