[Alex's smile is easy as he nods and it brightens as Derek seems accepting of 'hanging out' with him.]
Totally serious. See this .. this is my serious face. [He poijnts to his face, maintaining a degree of seriousness for all of two seconds before his smile steals in across his lips once again. As Derek apologizes for Nick's disappearance, Alex's smile fades but does not disappear completely and he sighs a bit.]
It's alright .. people come and go around here, but thankfully not too often. When they leave, I guess they go back to their own worlds, but there's the chance they might come back again .. [He trails off and even he can't force the smile at what he says next.] They don't remember being here when they come back, though .. it's all new to them again. Nick might come back though .. I just gotta keep that hope, you know? Keep that hope and keep helping others that show up in the mean time.
[His gaze settles on Derek again, and he looks less strained as he says the last.] I'd rather help than sit around twiddling my thumbs .. especially when folks come here all turned around.
[Then he grins wryly and shakes his head.]
You'd think that it'd be a case of 'band together in the face of adversity', but no .. they just find new things to argue about. Coven and pack boundaries .. feeding rights on the mortals .. It's the kind of shit you'd never think would happen in real life until you're facing it first hand.
/d'awwwwwws <3 You guys make rp so much fun!! <333
Totally serious. See this .. this is my serious face. [He poijnts to his face, maintaining a degree of seriousness for all of two seconds before his smile steals in across his lips once again. As Derek apologizes for Nick's disappearance, Alex's smile fades but does not disappear completely and he sighs a bit.]
It's alright .. people come and go around here, but thankfully not too often. When they leave, I guess they go back to their own worlds, but there's the chance they might come back again .. [He trails off and even he can't force the smile at what he says next.] They don't remember being here when they come back, though .. it's all new to them again. Nick might come back though .. I just gotta keep that hope, you know? Keep that hope and keep helping others that show up in the mean time.
[His gaze settles on Derek again, and he looks less strained as he says the last.] I'd rather help than sit around twiddling my thumbs .. especially when folks come here all turned around.
[Then he grins wryly and shakes his head.]
You'd think that it'd be a case of 'band together in the face of adversity', but no .. they just find new things to argue about. Coven and pack boundaries .. feeding rights on the mortals .. It's the kind of shit you'd never think would happen in real life until you're facing it first hand.