midship: (a willing foe and sea-room)
h. hornblower ([personal profile] midship) wrote in [community profile] agentleooc 2019-02-23 05:51 pm (UTC)

[That is an entirely different word than far-caster. More than that, it's not a word that has any independent meaning in Horatio's mind. It's a bit like 'radius,' but for once Latin isn't giving him very much assistance.

Saying as much would be another admission of absolute failure at the most basic aspects of the world they've found themselves in. At the same time, not saying as much is surely nearly as damning as he continues to blink at the other young man.

Has he been silent too long? Almost certainly. Will it be made worse by abruptly saying 'no' with a vehement embarrassment?
]

--no.

[Time to find out.]

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