[ his eyebrows pull together when she flinches -- yeah, he can't help noticing that. he actually opens his mouth to ask when zita keeps going, making it pretty clear she doesn't want to talk about it right now.
that doesn't mean he's letting the topic go forever, but you know, he can respect that.
as for her question -- he shrugs off her concern. ]
I'm okay. Fire isn't really a big deal for me.
[ benefits of being a poseidon kid: being partially fireproof. or at least, as some teklhines called him once, harder to burn (and isn't that a fun memory). plus, just being the water -- be it an ocean, lake, or river, though salt water's best -- has the ability to heal his wounds, multiply his power, and generally give him a boost. a swim in the heartsblood river did him a lot of good.
to be fair to zita, though, he'd say this even if he were literally dying. ]
Plus, I'm kinda used to this. [ fighting....being on the go...all night. ] Not everyone can say that.
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that doesn't mean he's letting the topic go forever, but you know, he can respect that.
as for her question -- he shrugs off her concern. ]
I'm okay. Fire isn't really a big deal for me.
[ benefits of being a poseidon kid: being partially fireproof. or at least, as some teklhines called him once, harder to burn (and isn't that a fun memory). plus, just being the water -- be it an ocean, lake, or river, though salt water's best -- has the ability to heal his wounds, multiply his power, and generally give him a boost. a swim in the heartsblood river did him a lot of good.
to be fair to zita, though, he'd say this even if he were literally dying. ]
Plus, I'm kinda used to this. [ fighting....being on the go...all night. ] Not everyone can say that.