11-10-2024, 03:58 PM
The newcomer took a moment to assess the situation, waiting until the woman put her gun away to calm himself. The woman's outfit had seemed to stabilize and now she had a holster for her weapon. Cal could tell she was familiar enough with the dream to know this wasn't a normal one, but not familiar enough to keep her own image consistent.
Caught off guard by the man's statement, Cal hesitated before responding. The man hadn't really done anything to offend him. Cal actually thought he acted in a way he probably would have given the same limited information he had. Cal knew that what he as seeing was a cultural response, however, and didn't want to offend the man by telling him it was all good - would that offend him. Shit - he didn't know enough about this man's culture to know for sure.
"I'm honestly not sure," he responded. "I'll think about it - if that's okay? A name would be a start though - I'm Cal and this is..." he gestured towards the woman realizing he hadn't gotten her name yet either.
Caught off guard by the man's statement, Cal hesitated before responding. The man hadn't really done anything to offend him. Cal actually thought he acted in a way he probably would have given the same limited information he had. Cal knew that what he as seeing was a cultural response, however, and didn't want to offend the man by telling him it was all good - would that offend him. Shit - he didn't know enough about this man's culture to know for sure.
"I'm honestly not sure," he responded. "I'll think about it - if that's okay? A name would be a start though - I'm Cal and this is..." he gestured towards the woman realizing he hadn't gotten her name yet either.