[At the rate he was going, trusting just his eyes and ears would get him killed, there were far too many people claiming to be one thing while actually being another, and it was kind of dizzying. But this woman, at least, had a kind of straightforwardness that didn't seem dangerous - or crazy.]
Nathaniel Tennore, or just "Nathan". And you are?
[His shoulders rolled back, temporarily forcing his spine back to its proper height of 6'2, but when he sighed it was like the fight deflated out of his body, and he gave a nervous chuckle.]
Please just actually be a person and not like [He gestures to the phantom figures, the illusions outside. It's not obvious from their angle, but the memory plays regardless of whether he and Les watch it. Soon, Nariko will be plunged into the expensive horizon pool and Nathan will maybe, perhaps attempt to drown her.] them. If I meet one more trick of my own brain I think I'll just hop off a cliff.
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Nathaniel Tennore, or just "Nathan". And you are?
[His shoulders rolled back, temporarily forcing his spine back to its proper height of 6'2, but when he sighed it was like the fight deflated out of his body, and he gave a nervous chuckle.]
Please just actually be a person and not like [He gestures to the phantom figures, the illusions outside. It's not obvious from their angle, but the memory plays regardless of whether he and Les watch it. Soon, Nariko will be plunged into the expensive horizon pool and Nathan will maybe, perhaps attempt to drown her.] them. If I meet one more trick of my own brain I think I'll just hop off a cliff.