Hopefully more than just this costumed business- but he can't make himself say that. This whole encounter has gone terribly wrong from the start, and Callaghan is already thinking of how easy it'd be to walk away, pretend he hadn't met up with the young man in the first place, go on and about...
Is the awkward silence really worth the familiarity? He didn't use to have those. He could talk for hours with Tadashi, or anyone else really, about whatever project they were working on. Or their own passions.
He shrugs off the question with all the grace of someone who is considering the best way to leave.
"Well, nothing special." Nothing he wants to talk about, that is. I may or may not be continuing some illegal activity, dealing with people who disgust me on a personal and professional level, and we aren't even going to talk about my 'family' life. Have I mentioned I may be bargaining for information about Krei? "I do miss having a well-stocked research lab, but that's what I get for roughing it, I suppose." There's a false, strained little smile on his face.
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Is the awkward silence really worth the familiarity? He didn't use to have those. He could talk for hours with Tadashi, or anyone else really, about whatever project they were working on. Or their own passions.
He shrugs off the question with all the grace of someone who is considering the best way to leave.
"Well, nothing special." Nothing he wants to talk about, that is. I may or may not be continuing some illegal activity, dealing with people who disgust me on a personal and professional level, and we aren't even going to talk about my 'family' life. Have I mentioned I may be bargaining for information about Krei? "I do miss having a well-stocked research lab, but that's what I get for roughing it, I suppose." There's a false, strained little smile on his face.