TheCorsair
Pēdicãbo ego võs et irrumäbo
- Joined
- Dec 17, 2013
Colin laughed at Kieran's comment. "I sincerely hope he's a better agitator and tactician than he is at taking hints. I suspect his idea of dating is fifty pence and Mercurochrome." He sipped his drink, feeling the silence grow. Coming to this particular bar had clearly been a mistake.
"So how old are you, anyway?", the pirate finally asked. "Don't think I've never learned."
"Old enough to know better," Colin answered, "and young enough to ignore common sense." He grinned. "Seriously, though, I'm 32. I was 12 when the Martians invaded." He refilled his glass. "Our estate was remote enough that they didn't come directly towards us - they were too busy going after the larger population centers first. But our village had contend with refugees escaping London, and our manor was requisitioned as a command base by the Army."
A chuckle. "It seemed a grand adventure, when I was twelve. Soldiers everywhere, and bold talk of repulsing the enemy. I was a few years older when I realized how much of that was bravado and keeping a stiff upper lip in front of the civilians." Another drink. "But then, most of us are damned fools at that age."
Casually, he rested his hand on Kieran's. "How about you? How old are you?"
"So how old are you, anyway?", the pirate finally asked. "Don't think I've never learned."
"Old enough to know better," Colin answered, "and young enough to ignore common sense." He grinned. "Seriously, though, I'm 32. I was 12 when the Martians invaded." He refilled his glass. "Our estate was remote enough that they didn't come directly towards us - they were too busy going after the larger population centers first. But our village had contend with refugees escaping London, and our manor was requisitioned as a command base by the Army."
A chuckle. "It seemed a grand adventure, when I was twelve. Soldiers everywhere, and bold talk of repulsing the enemy. I was a few years older when I realized how much of that was bravado and keeping a stiff upper lip in front of the civilians." Another drink. "But then, most of us are damned fools at that age."
Casually, he rested his hand on Kieran's. "How about you? How old are you?"