Post by Blossom Snow on Dec 12, 2017 15:18:45 GMT -5
Nodding along thoughtfully as Jesse explained, John couldn't help but feel slightly excited. This was going to be awesome. He wondered if he could freak Cal out with a spider ... probably not though, he realised with a little disappointment. Nothing seemed to freak her out. Still, it'd be worth a shot. "Size for instant poopage." John repeated in a monotone. "Yeah. That's the one to go for. You seem to know a lot about spiders. I appreciate that."
He gave a tiny smirk as he glanced back at the flames, proud of his work and pleased at Jesse's compliment. It was rare he received any kind of compliment for his fire starting, which was frustrating. He felt like his extraordinary talent was going unnoticed. No, that wasn't fair - it definitely wasn't going unnoticed. Plenty of people noticed. But no one appreciated it. He'd worked hard to get this good at his fires, it took practice and skill. But all anyone ever did was yell at him about it.
But here was this boy, who knew about smoke signals, poisonous spiders and gruesome ways to die, appreciating his fire. John felt a strange affinity with Jesse, something he'd never experienced before. He normally hated people. This was weird.
"Let's go get a spider."
He gave a tiny smirk as he glanced back at the flames, proud of his work and pleased at Jesse's compliment. It was rare he received any kind of compliment for his fire starting, which was frustrating. He felt like his extraordinary talent was going unnoticed. No, that wasn't fair - it definitely wasn't going unnoticed. Plenty of people noticed. But no one appreciated it. He'd worked hard to get this good at his fires, it took practice and skill. But all anyone ever did was yell at him about it.
But here was this boy, who knew about smoke signals, poisonous spiders and gruesome ways to die, appreciating his fire. John felt a strange affinity with Jesse, something he'd never experienced before. He normally hated people. This was weird.
"Let's go get a spider."