[ He did miss the Aerie. And there's really only two things that could mean. Either he's native to an off-planet colony and somehow wound up back here, or...
Abruptly, turning her attention back to the idiot on the little raised platform to shield the move, Laura reaches to stick a couple of fingers to the most subtle piece of exposed skin she can find on the guy beside her. Sure enough, there goes the immediate mottling into her awareness of feelings that aren't entirely her own as the bond opens up. She drops her hand again before the glow of their chests can brighten enough to catch attention, or the bond can give too much of her privacy away.
There's a mildly smug look on her face, though she doesn't turn it back to him as she follows up with: ] Maybe. Been to New Tokyo recently?
[ A testing of the waters. Most of the time she was there was spent off on supply runs across the city so she never actually saw much of the new arrivals except for a couple, but this still ought to tell her whether he's brand new or moon-new. ]
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Abruptly, turning her attention back to the idiot on the little raised platform to shield the move, Laura reaches to stick a couple of fingers to the most subtle piece of exposed skin she can find on the guy beside her. Sure enough, there goes the immediate mottling into her awareness of feelings that aren't entirely her own as the bond opens up. She drops her hand again before the glow of their chests can brighten enough to catch attention, or the bond can give too much of her privacy away.
There's a mildly smug look on her face, though she doesn't turn it back to him as she follows up with: ] Maybe. Been to New Tokyo recently?
[ A testing of the waters. Most of the time she was there was spent off on supply runs across the city so she never actually saw much of the new arrivals except for a couple, but this still ought to tell her whether he's brand new or moon-new. ]