Ehh, it's just a drink. Plus I know you didn't try to do any of that on purpose. If you had theeeen I might be just a tiny bit more upset.
[ But Lena's good people way better people than him and he likes her. She's cheerful and nice ina way a lot of people back home hadn't been. He likes it. ]
[ It's a great deal nicer than the "jokes" people would play on one another at Hyperion, that's for sure. They were less "Surprise! It's me!" and more "Surprise! There's a Tiny Psycho with a knife in your desk!"
Hearing from Lena of all people that he's pretty decent though, that gives Rhys pause as he looks over at her with a small measure of surprise. That is definitely not something he hears from people, like, ever. ]
Wait...are you being serious or is this like a sarcastic thing? I can't tell.
[ Hyperion is a scary place :c pls no Tiny Psycho's in her home, that should scare her without a doubt.
His facial expressions make Lena raise an eyebrow and she finds herself at a loss of what to say, only because his response is one that she didn't expect. Scratching her cheek, she smiles at him. ]
I'm being serious. Guessing you don't get that a lot?
Not a whole bunch, no. Hyperion wasn't very big on the whole "positive reinforcement" side of things. Neither was Pandora.
[ OR HIS FRIENDS FOR THAT MATTER but then they all started off as sub-par human beings to begin with, so. They got better? Vaughn got better. Rhys tried. ]
Yeah...usually if someone was giving you positive feedback back home it meant that they were going to take you out the next day. Or had already managed to screw you over. "Nice" wasn't a very popular personality type on Helios.
[ he's had such a hard like Lena :c no one understands how badly he craves approval ]
So... how did you turn out pretty decent? [ she's just curious! rhys doesn't come across as the type to do any of that. but, this is because she doesn't know him all that well. ]
Well, I wouldn't befriend the bad guys. [ She shuffles her feet a little because that's generally true. ] So ... you're not the greatest guy around, but you're not the worst.
You know, I will take that. I'd rather be in the middle ground than towards the other end of that. It's...I've seen what people do when they're on that end of things. So I'm trying to be better than that these days.
[ He doesn't always succeed, but the fact that he tries now instead of just sulking and getting haircuts is progress right? ]
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[ But Lena's good people
way better people than himand he likes her. She's cheerful and nice ina way a lot of people back home hadn't been. He likes it. ]no subject
even if it included giving him a small scare, too, because that is always fun. ]
You're a pretty decent guy, Rhys.
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Hearing from Lena of all people that he's pretty decent though, that gives Rhys pause as he looks over at her with a small measure of surprise. That is definitely not something he hears from people, like, ever. ]
Wait...are you being serious or is this like a sarcastic thing? I can't tell.
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His facial expressions make Lena raise an eyebrow and she finds herself at a loss of what to say, only because his response is one that she didn't expect. Scratching her cheek, she smiles at him. ]
I'm being serious. Guessing you don't get that a lot?
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[ OR HIS FRIENDS FOR THAT MATTER but then they all started off as sub-par human beings to begin with, so. They got better? Vaughn got better. Rhys tried. ]
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[ It sure keeps her going and helps her believe in herself. You've had a rough life, Rhys. ]
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[ he's had such a hard like Lena :c no one understands
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If you don't mind me asking.
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[ Because yeah, he did start out playing for their team. Like...a lot. Maybe he even idolized a tyrannical megalomaniac for a bit there too. ]
I haven't always been the way I am now. I was pretty awful before the whole...alien treasure adventure. I'm still not sure I'm that great?
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You're a good guy. Right smack bam in the middle.
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[ He doesn't always succeed, but the fact that he tries now instead of just sulking and getting haircuts is progress right? ]
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And, I'm buying you the drink. A way to say sorry and thanks for being a real pal.
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Well...I mean, thanks? Heh. This is going to sound preeetty pathetic but I don't hear stuff like that a lot.
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[ She flashes him a wink as the approach the drink stand. ] Ready to order when you are.