[Company. Good. In spite of himself, he was kind of starting to miss having another human presence around.
Adam half-turns from his spot by the window and grunts in reply; it can pass for a laugh, if one's really generous!] Something like that, yeah.
[He hadn't done an especially thorough job acquainting himself with the ship's other passengers, but he'd seen enough of them to know he'd have to learn to expect all sorts – multiple universes and whatnot (he's still having a hard time believing it.) This guy's no exception; "dapper" is really the only word he has for him. Dapper and bookish, apparently.
Adam cranes his neck as if to try and catch a glimpse of the book's spine, though it's not yet apparent how he can see anything at all behind those shades of his.]
Looks like you know how to deal with it, though. [Going ahead and indicating the book in the man's hands with a slight nod of his head. There's the slight implication that Adam knows he – with his (frankly, terrible) whiskey and inclination to just stare out into the nauseating depths of space – is the one going about this the wrong way.]
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Adam half-turns from his spot by the window and grunts in reply; it can pass for a laugh, if one's really generous!] Something like that, yeah.
[He hadn't done an especially thorough job acquainting himself with the ship's other passengers, but he'd seen enough of them to know he'd have to learn to expect all sorts – multiple universes and whatnot (he's still having a hard time believing it.) This guy's no exception; "dapper" is really the only word he has for him. Dapper and bookish, apparently.
Adam cranes his neck as if to try and catch a glimpse of the book's spine, though it's not yet apparent how he can see anything at all behind those shades of his.]
Looks like you know how to deal with it, though. [Going ahead and indicating the book in the man's hands with a slight nod of his head. There's the slight implication that Adam knows he – with his (frankly, terrible) whiskey and inclination to just stare out into the nauseating depths of space – is the one going about this the wrong way.]