[ There isn't much for him to look at, in the other direction, either. Beyond the high and impossibly broad vault of the sky, full of so many stars it'd take a lifetime to chart them all, of course. But he's picked out every familiar constellation twice, by now, and probably bored Len to tears rambling on about the marginally more interesting ones. (That's usually what happens on these after-dark stakeouts, isn't it? When there's no light to read by and he's lost interest in his books, besides.)
So his gaze drifts back to Len, sprawled out on the ground alongside him, hugging his rifle in that seemingly light, outwardly careless way. It's as much a put-on as anything else, with him. He may as well be a dozing nightstalker, curled up in the sun. Sedate and harmless right up until anything moves in its periphery, then wide awake and striking so quickly that it's only a blur. More than once he's startled Arcade badly by taking a shot he's been lining up so casually you'd think he was only bird-watching, or tracing the path of a tumbleweed across the basin. It's grating. It's impressive. ]
Hm? [ Arcade's momentarily distant stare twitches back into focus as he glances up to meet Len's gaze. ] Oh, sure. Another hour or three, and I might go completely insane from the boredom. But I'm feeling okay, for now.
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So his gaze drifts back to Len, sprawled out on the ground alongside him, hugging his rifle in that seemingly light, outwardly careless way. It's as much a put-on as anything else, with him. He may as well be a dozing nightstalker, curled up in the sun. Sedate and harmless right up until anything moves in its periphery, then wide awake and striking so quickly that it's only a blur. More than once he's startled Arcade badly by taking a shot he's been lining up so casually you'd think he was only bird-watching, or tracing the path of a tumbleweed across the basin. It's grating. It's impressive. ]
Hm? [ Arcade's momentarily distant stare twitches back into focus as he glances up to meet Len's gaze. ] Oh, sure. Another hour or three, and I might go completely insane from the boredom. But I'm feeling okay, for now.