nonscriptum: buckled? tray table stowed away? seat in the upright position? (how ya doin' back there?)
𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚔𝚎 ([personal profile] nonscriptum) wrote in [community profile] ethyraia 2021-05-25 01:59 pm (UTC)

Uh-huh...

[ Nate mumbles distractedly, adding one last bit of important marginalia to his illustration of the plant.

It isn't just the starspire. It's the terrain, a small map, a few notes about what else seems to be growing out here and the conditions, commentary on the various landmarks they passed on their way out here.

It takes him a moment to realize she's leaning over his shoulder and so he clears his throat, tucking the pencil back into the little book and sliding it into his bag with an apologetic grimace. Right, time to stop crouching over the flora like a nineteenth century botanist. Stand up, address the nice - if slightly impatient - lady with the giant spear.
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Old habit. [ He stoops to pick up their basket. ] And digital is kind of...ephemeral, you know? Or having all your physical resources in one place is dangerous, I mean- look at the library of Alexandria.

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