[ The set of Matt's shoulders goes a little bit easier when Tezcatlipoca takes the gun in hand. He's holding more tension than he realized. Talk of Factions tends to stress him out more now than it did before he harmonized--though of course, circumstances have changed since then. He sighs out, reminding himself to breathe deeply. Cleansing breaths that taste faintly of copal.
And, for the second question: ]
No. [ Matt buys time fiddling over the straps, though they aren't truly that complicated. They're unfamiliar to him, and he's a teensy bit crossfaded, but that's all there really is to it. ] I haven't asked for anything.
[ With the gun safely out of the way, Matt unhooks the last buckle. He stays close, but waits for Tezcatlipoca to move to get a sense for where it'd be most helpful to nudge the straps. ]
no subject
[ The set of Matt's shoulders goes a little bit easier when Tezcatlipoca takes the gun in hand. He's holding more tension than he realized. Talk of Factions tends to stress him out more now than it did before he harmonized--though of course, circumstances have changed since then. He sighs out, reminding himself to breathe deeply. Cleansing breaths that taste faintly of copal.
And, for the second question: ]
No. [ Matt buys time fiddling over the straps, though they aren't truly that complicated. They're unfamiliar to him, and he's a teensy bit crossfaded, but that's all there really is to it. ] I haven't asked for anything.
[ With the gun safely out of the way, Matt unhooks the last buckle. He stays close, but waits for Tezcatlipoca to move to get a sense for where it'd be most helpful to nudge the straps. ]