[ Frankly, Nathan would be awed by someone who could intentionally levitate a feather. It's just not the way things work where he comes from, and that's maybe thirty percent of the reason people like Erik catch his attention. He'd be loathe to call it envy, but it is--it's something.

The rest of it is just easy commonality. Nathan makes friends like pulling teeth, but he does appreciate people he feels he could rely on in a crisis. Otherwise, unintentional stealth aside, he'd probably have just turned around and walked back out again. ]

Yeah. Nathan's fine too.

[ Dry. He indicates the finish program with a small incline of his head, in a continuing vein of the Saharan. ]

I know this thing's supposed to gear up for partners, but you might be outta luck with that one.