Waver paused, taking in all of Cole and trying to piece together what kind of person he was dealing with, exactly. Beyond the forwardness with personal space, there were the words being said.
He did what was natural - shrug off anything that spoke to what made him feel vulnerable.
"I'll bother with a big stick after I'm competent enough that I'm not worn ragged after a brief amount of physical activity." That part was mercifully not bullshit. When Waver first arrived, he could barely run without wheezing moments later. "Competence requires growing skills over time, after all."
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Waver paused, taking in all of Cole and trying to piece together what kind of person he was dealing with, exactly. Beyond the forwardness with personal space, there were the words being said.
He did what was natural - shrug off anything that spoke to what made him feel vulnerable.
"I'll bother with a big stick after I'm competent enough that I'm not worn ragged after a brief amount of physical activity." That part was mercifully not bullshit. When Waver first arrived, he could barely run without wheezing moments later. "Competence requires growing skills over time, after all."