[huffing out a laugh down his nose, august meets john's eyes to offer a sly, lopsided smile for an answer. playful, knowing. to him they're in the same boat, accident or not. they're lucky neither of them woke up completely naked - some arrivals have bumpier starts than others.
he leads them out into the hall. the walk back to his own room isn't very long, and august isn't much of a conversationalist in the mornings. john doesn't seem to be, either, which is somewhat of a relief. he'd been bracing for the barrage of questions, but now he has some time to wake up and make an easy timeline if he needs to. some easy few seconds of silence pass before he breaks it again, peering up at the man beside him.]
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he leads them out into the hall. the walk back to his own room isn't very long, and august isn't much of a conversationalist in the mornings. john doesn't seem to be, either, which is somewhat of a relief. he'd been bracing for the barrage of questions, but now he has some time to wake up and make an easy timeline if he needs to. some easy few seconds of silence pass before he breaks it again, peering up at the man beside him.]
What's your name?
[he never said.]