After the pit, he and Arthur hadn't had the opportunity to stop and rest. But they had imagined this, in those fleeting moments of camaraderie when they were too exhausted to argue. Arthur had murmured to him about the warm meals they would have, once they made it home to Arkham. To Arthur's favorite diner.
John never made it there. But clearly Arthur must have: their body is emaciated but no worse than John expected, and they're only a day or two past a shave. They look gaunt and ragged, but not like a man who just crawled out of a pit. Perhaps like a man who's been free for a week. John hopes it was a good one.
When Jayce rounds the next line of shelves in his scavenging, John is there frowning warily at him. He is skinny, scarred, and utterly mundane-looking, aside from the sigil stamped across his face. He carries no weapon, but he holds a fistful of Slim Jims to his chest as though someone may try to take them away. ]
... [ He still isn't used to interacting with humans, but a ragged prisoner is more familiar to him than most. ] Hello.
ruins
After the pit, he and Arthur hadn't had the opportunity to stop and rest. But they had imagined this, in those fleeting moments of camaraderie when they were too exhausted to argue. Arthur had murmured to him about the warm meals they would have, once they made it home to Arkham. To Arthur's favorite diner.
John never made it there. But clearly Arthur must have: their body is emaciated but no worse than John expected, and they're only a day or two past a shave. They look gaunt and ragged, but not like a man who just crawled out of a pit. Perhaps like a man who's been free for a week. John hopes it was a good one.
When Jayce rounds the next line of shelves in his scavenging, John is there frowning warily at him. He is skinny, scarred, and utterly mundane-looking, aside from the sigil stamped across his face. He carries no weapon, but he holds a fistful of Slim Jims to his chest as though someone may try to take them away. ]
... [ He still isn't used to interacting with humans, but a ragged prisoner is more familiar to him than most. ] Hello.