[ When Diana shifts her stance, Maine notices for the first time that he's still sitting on the floor. His hands have dropped, but his legs are still in position to continue his workout. Not really surprising: it's the first time he's paused to have a conversation with someone. Still, he guesses he should probably move.
So he does — deliberately, and a little slower than he'd move if he were alone. Experience has taught him that people tend to see him as a bigger threat (literally) once he starts moving, and he's not trying to intimidate her. He just wants to sit on the edge of his cot.
He nods in response to her question. Notes the present tense and doesn't press for an explanation. Maybe she's enlisted with the government here; maybe she's not. It doesn't invalidate what she is. ]
Marine. Spec Ops.
[ For all that Project Freelancer turned out to be a well-dressed lie, Maine still holds onto that designation. It was his before the Project, and it's still his now. ]
no subject
So he does — deliberately, and a little slower than he'd move if he were alone. Experience has taught him that people tend to see him as a bigger threat (literally) once he starts moving, and he's not trying to intimidate her. He just wants to sit on the edge of his cot.
He nods in response to her question. Notes the present tense and doesn't press for an explanation. Maybe she's enlisted with the government here; maybe she's not. It doesn't invalidate what she is. ]
Marine. Spec Ops.
[ For all that Project Freelancer turned out to be a well-dressed lie, Maine still holds onto that designation. It was his before the Project, and it's still his now. ]