[ With just a touch of sarcasm. But, well, that's probably as close to some kind of comfort as Nebula is willing to offer, so he offers her a quick smile.
A spare second to take another breath, to straighten a little. Back to business, after that. ]
So we stock up on supplies like a doomsday prepper. That'll be fun.
[ He had a distant uncle who did that – had shelves and shelves of canned and dried foods and drums of purified water. The man had been convinced that the cold war would quickly turn hot, that eventually the world would be festering with nuclear fallout, and that everyone should have some kind of plan in place for what to do at the end of the world.
That uncle was not invited to very many family gatherings. ]
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[ With just a touch of sarcasm. But, well, that's probably as close to some kind of comfort as Nebula is willing to offer, so he offers her a quick smile.
A spare second to take another breath, to straighten a little. Back to business, after that. ]
So we stock up on supplies like a doomsday prepper. That'll be fun.
[ He had a distant uncle who did that – had shelves and shelves of canned and dried foods and drums of purified water. The man had been convinced that the cold war would quickly turn hot, that eventually the world would be festering with nuclear fallout, and that everyone should have some kind of plan in place for what to do at the end of the world.
That uncle was not invited to very many family gatherings. ]