[ He could probably swing this around if he tried. Play the conversation game, flirt a bit, have some fun while they eat their pancakes. Distract from the questions he knows are coming. Or he could just take it on the chin and field what comes. Gabe always knew there was a limit to how long he could hide this from other people. His tech's been acting up. Eventually, that's going to have a cost. He wonders if he's going to have to start using a cane.
Maybe. He'll cross that bridge when it comes. In the meantime, he eats his pancakes. ]
Nah. It happened a while ago.
[ He gestures vaguely at his face, and the faint scars around his eyes. ]
Caught a ricochet. It sucked, I don't recommend it.
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Date: 2021-07-30 03:51 am (UTC)[ He could probably swing this around if he tried. Play the conversation game, flirt a bit, have some fun while they eat their pancakes. Distract from the questions he knows are coming. Or he could just take it on the chin and field what comes. Gabe always knew there was a limit to how long he could hide this from other people. His tech's been acting up. Eventually, that's going to have a cost. He wonders if he's going to have to start using a cane.
Maybe. He'll cross that bridge when it comes. In the meantime, he eats his pancakes. ]
Nah. It happened a while ago.
[ He gestures vaguely at his face, and the faint scars around his eyes. ]
Caught a ricochet. It sucked, I don't recommend it.