The cabin isn't much to look at. It's sparse and simple, with very little about it to indicate who it belongs to at all. The couch has a few claw marks in the front of one of the cushions and the small table in front of it has a neat stack of five empty (used) foam coffee cups. The bed is entirely unmade, and there's an open book pages-down on the pillows.
From Earth, then. It hasn't really mattered much here, but Alexei's knowledge of Earth comes mostly from movies and things like this. The lack of interest was clearly entirely fake, as he focuses on the screen and listens to the oddly soothing voice of the narrator.
"Shut the fuck up, Mr. 'I read a lot.' Wanna tell me more about what you learned in your psych book?" He didn't peek at the cover of the book on the bed, but he does remember what they talked about.
His eyelids lower a bit. He watches the picture on the screen moving and shifts to uncurl one leg, keeping the other up near his chest while he slides his foot to the floor.
"That's the problem with psychology," he says softly, turning his eyes back to watch the whales. "Sooner or later you find yourself in it and it's not pretty."
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
timeasmymeasure
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 01:00 pm (UTC)The cabin isn't much to look at. It's sparse and simple, with very little about it to indicate who it belongs to at all. The couch has a few claw marks in the front of one of the cushions and the small table in front of it has a neat stack of five empty (used) foam coffee cups. The bed is entirely unmade, and there's an open book pages-down on the pillows.
"Dunno. Three, four days, maybe."
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 01:07 pm (UTC)Jacob lived in a hotel room, so he doesn't quite notice anything too unusual about it. He understands the need for it sometimes.
He sets the player on the table in front of the couch.
"Well, come on. This is the distraction. It's a movie player. Brought a couple of documentaries."
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 01:10 pm (UTC)He drops into a corner of the couch and pulls his legs up, wrapping both arms around them and huffing out a breath.
"Fuckin' nerd."
As if he doesn't like documentaries.
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 01:12 pm (UTC)"Yeah, fuck you. They're good."
He settles on the other side and starts the movie.
"This one's about the arctic ocean." He picked it specifically.
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 01:14 pm (UTC)From Earth, then. It hasn't really mattered much here, but Alexei's knowledge of Earth comes mostly from movies and things like this. The lack of interest was clearly entirely fake, as he focuses on the screen and listens to the oddly soothing voice of the narrator.
"This is because of the fishing thing, isn't it."
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 03:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 04:36 pm (UTC)"You mean 'cause you're a fuckin' nerd? Yeah, established that."
And the only thing Alexei seems to have in here is the one book he's currently reading.
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 04:49 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 04:53 pm (UTC)His eyelids lower a bit. He watches the picture on the screen moving and shifts to uncurl one leg, keeping the other up near his chest while he slides his foot to the floor.
"Started hitting too close to home."
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 05:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 06:52 pm (UTC)"Yeah, something like that."
Some things had started to make sense, but not in a way he'd liked.
"Plenty of other things to read."
no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 07:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-29 08:25 pm (UTC)"Yeah."
Then he falls silent. He's still watching the screen, but it's fairly evident from his expression that his thoughts are somewhere else entirely.
no subject
Date: 2025-04-30 07:56 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-04-30 10:32 pm (UTC)He blinks a couple of times and slides his attention sideways, directing his eyes at Jacob without quite looking at him.
"About what?"
no subject
Date: 2025-05-01 01:54 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-01 01:56 am (UTC)"What do you fucking expect from me right now, man."
no subject
Date: 2025-05-01 03:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-02 01:41 am (UTC)"Doesn't matter if I am. Doesn't make any difference."
no subject
Date: 2025-05-02 01:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2025-05-02 01:57 am (UTC)A brief glance sideways.
"This place actually got me fooled. Like a fucking idiot. And now there's just too many ways to stick another knife in."