Raju huffs out a breath, the invitation making him smile a little, wearily. The gesture is an inviting one, a tempting one, but—
—but what? Raju frowns a little, reaching for an answer and finding nothing where he expects something to be. There's no work to do. He's stuck here in Canada, and there's no work anyone needs him to do. They've already gathered all the supplies they're going to need for the trip, thanks mostly to Francis' work catching and drying their food, and despite what Raju had thought of as keeping watch, two people isn't enough to set a watch, not unless things are desperate enough to go without half a night's sleep. The question and the gesture is tempting, and there's no reason not to say yes to it.
Raju's smile widens, the alert lines of his posture starting to relax. He nods, pleased, and crawls around behind Francis to the free space in his blankets instead of toward the door and slipping his legs underneath. He keeps sitting up, watching Francis to see how he settles in, and so how Raju should settle in, but the extra layer over the lower half of him is a relief. It's warm underneath with Francis' body heat, and Raju had known that he was cold, but he hadn't known it, not until a little part of that cold started threatening to go away. He shivers a little as the hint of warmth tries seeping into him.
"I could try. It's hard without... I don't know. Being more tired. But we've been walking for hours. Maybe that will be enough."
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Date: 2024-06-09 01:39 pm (UTC)—but what? Raju frowns a little, reaching for an answer and finding nothing where he expects something to be. There's no work to do. He's stuck here in Canada, and there's no work anyone needs him to do. They've already gathered all the supplies they're going to need for the trip, thanks mostly to Francis' work catching and drying their food, and despite what Raju had thought of as keeping watch, two people isn't enough to set a watch, not unless things are desperate enough to go without half a night's sleep. The question and the gesture is tempting, and there's no reason not to say yes to it.
Raju's smile widens, the alert lines of his posture starting to relax. He nods, pleased, and crawls around behind Francis to the free space in his blankets instead of toward the door and slipping his legs underneath. He keeps sitting up, watching Francis to see how he settles in, and so how Raju should settle in, but the extra layer over the lower half of him is a relief. It's warm underneath with Francis' body heat, and Raju had known that he was cold, but he hadn't known it, not until a little part of that cold started threatening to go away. He shivers a little as the hint of warmth tries seeping into him.
"I could try. It's hard without... I don't know. Being more tired. But we've been walking for hours. Maybe that will be enough."