[ he moves inside fairly easily, suddenly overly aware that he can make noise and doesn't need to avoid it, and focusing instead on that. it's not a long way back into the family room where he's taken his place, so it's only a moment or two before he's grabbing a towel from a corner, handing it over to her. ]
You mean, besides.... [ he motions around him, one brow arched. it eases into a kind of smile as he moves to sit on the couch, leaving plenty of places for her around the space to pick as she pleases. ] It's nothing like Hawkins, that's for sure. But it's not...bad?
[ he's in a house full of children, sure, but for one reason or another he hasn't minded it. they know the rules just as well as anyone else does, and they've been welcoming enough. in fact, she'll probably see a familiar bat leaned up against the fireplace, if she wants to take a look - the room itself not necessarily messy, but lived in. as comfortable as it could probably look.
that's when he allows himself a chance to look back over to her, watching her move, watching here there for just a moment. ]
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You mean, besides.... [ he motions around him, one brow arched. it eases into a kind of smile as he moves to sit on the couch, leaving plenty of places for her around the space to pick as she pleases. ] It's nothing like Hawkins, that's for sure. But it's not...bad?
[ he's in a house full of children, sure, but for one reason or another he hasn't minded it. they know the rules just as well as anyone else does, and they've been welcoming enough. in fact, she'll probably see a familiar bat leaned up against the fireplace, if she wants to take a look - the room itself not necessarily messy, but lived in. as comfortable as it could probably look.
that's when he allows himself a chance to look back over to her, watching her move, watching here there for just a moment. ]
How's it been for you?