He shouldn’t really be surprised by the continued sarcasm. Heat and humidity make everybody cranky, and his bunk has actual tropical vines in it right now.
But it doesn’t even sound all that sarcastic. It sounds defeated. Sure. Why not. Maybe he is the brooding on the roof type after all.
“Yeah, but everything’s been shit.” Robbie waves a hand low to the deck, rather than at a normal height for the gesture. He’s talking about the Rig and Jorgmund, specifically. The world at large isn’t comforting, but it’s not what’s actively harming them. “The heat’s new-er. I’m not built for south of New England. If it weren’t for the trees, I’d already be pink. Waterbabies SPF 128 or burn.”
The chatter isn’t necessary, but it’s deliberate. Robbie is filling the space to act as a distraction. From the heat, from Jorgmund, from whatever’s driven Brand up here. If it helps, great. If it’s annoying, at least Brand gets to blow off steam in a way that won’t get him shocked by snarking at Robbie. “But it’d be worse for the Atlanteans I know. They don’t do so hot when they get dehydrated.”
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But it doesn’t even sound all that sarcastic. It sounds defeated. Sure. Why not. Maybe he is the brooding on the roof type after all.
“Yeah, but everything’s been shit.” Robbie waves a hand low to the deck, rather than at a normal height for the gesture. He’s talking about the Rig and Jorgmund, specifically. The world at large isn’t comforting, but it’s not what’s actively harming them. “The heat’s new-er. I’m not built for south of New England. If it weren’t for the trees, I’d already be pink. Waterbabies SPF 128 or burn.”
The chatter isn’t necessary, but it’s deliberate. Robbie is filling the space to act as a distraction. From the heat, from Jorgmund, from whatever’s driven Brand up here. If it helps, great. If it’s annoying, at least Brand gets to blow off steam in a way that won’t get him shocked by snarking at Robbie. “But it’d be worse for the Atlanteans I know. They don’t do so hot when they get dehydrated.”