[ His fingers tap inaudibly against the edges of the box - he's fully relaxed against his seat even if it might not look like it; sometimes he just needs to embody a roly poly, that's all. ]
The infamous Hangman not utilizing an opportunity to make a speech?
[ His incredulity is sincere, although there's a faint shadow of a grin on his face if Jake takes a look. The only way Bob's managed to thrive in the Navy is because he's always been ready to have his ego bruised and checked, whether from physical demands or the people around him. Hell, even his call name is a pretty damning representation of who he is at first glance, but it also means he's sort of used to Jake's favorite kind of ribbing. And up close, he's not so bad.
At least, since there's only one of him. Bob imagines what "the guys back in 151" might be like and a shiver goes down his spine when he imagines a whole group of Jakes. ]
I'm flattered you'd remember us at all.
[ Kinda like that Taylor Swift song - say you'll remember me - that Bob couldn't get out of his head for weeks. There's something else he wants to say too, but he debates whether he should or not just enough for the silence to stretch into awkward. In the end, he goes with it. ]
...thanks.
[ For coming, for paying. For being the instigator for a birthday that Payback is definitely not going to forget anytime soon, although Hangman probably won't take credit for it outright. Most people are good at pretending to be thoughtful, but Jake is some weird version of the opposite - making it happen while he's jazzing it up in the opposite direction like a magician's trick. ]
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The infamous Hangman not utilizing an opportunity to make a speech?
[ His incredulity is sincere, although there's a faint shadow of a grin on his face if Jake takes a look. The only way Bob's managed to thrive in the Navy is because he's always been ready to have his ego bruised and checked, whether from physical demands or the people around him. Hell, even his call name is a pretty damning representation of who he is at first glance, but it also means he's sort of used to Jake's favorite kind of ribbing. And up close, he's not so bad.
At least, since there's only one of him. Bob imagines what "the guys back in 151" might be like and a shiver goes down his spine when he imagines a whole group of Jakes. ]
I'm flattered you'd remember us at all.
[ Kinda like that Taylor Swift song - say you'll remember me - that Bob couldn't get out of his head for weeks. There's something else he wants to say too, but he debates whether he should or not just enough for the silence to stretch into awkward. In the end, he goes with it. ]
...thanks.
[ For coming, for paying. For being the instigator for a birthday that Payback is definitely not going to forget anytime soon, although Hangman probably won't take credit for it outright. Most people are good at pretending to be thoughtful, but Jake is some weird version of the opposite - making it happen while he's jazzing it up in the opposite direction like a magician's trick. ]
That wouldn't have happened without you.