[There are no strong feelings about blue people - and what he sees of the Drifter isn't really enough to form an impression one way or the other.
The sprite is odd - some sort of personal companion drone, he assumes? - but the acknowledgement and the thumbs up are enough to help the man relax. Whoever they are, they seem to be doing fine, which means that-
He's going to get blown up.
Well that's a little fuckin' rude.]
Whoa there!
[He thought they were pals, buddy. That they were on the same team! Fighting the same fight - though in a scenario like this he's more willing to give the stranger the benefit of doubt especially because he does manage to get out of the blast radius.
He jumps back, rolling in the way that always made Commander Reyes look like he had just taken a chomp out of a lemon whenever he saw it, shooting the Drifter a calculating look.]
You might want to be more careful with those things, partner.
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The sprite is odd - some sort of personal companion drone, he assumes? - but the acknowledgement and the thumbs up are enough to help the man relax. Whoever they are, they seem to be doing fine, which means that-
He's going to get blown up.
Well that's a little fuckin' rude.]
Whoa there!
[He thought they were pals, buddy. That they were on the same team! Fighting the same fight - though in a scenario like this he's more willing to give the stranger the benefit of doubt especially because he does manage to get out of the blast radius.
He jumps back, rolling in the way that always made Commander Reyes look like he had just taken a chomp out of a lemon whenever he saw it, shooting the Drifter a calculating look.]
You might want to be more careful with those things, partner.