[His feet still hurt thanks to the sores, even though they've been treated and bandaged and feel a hell of a lot better than they did, but he keeps up with Isaac without complaining. Gene doesn't quite meet his gaze when the other guy looks back at him, and he glances over his shoulder more than once, missing the feeling of having one of his buddies watching his back, even if he knows they're supposed to be safe here.
Safe enough.]
Feels strange, being without it, [He winds up admitting, not quite intentionally. It's the same reason he hadn't put his weapons away, even if he knows that's probably strange for people to see.]
spam;
Safe enough.]
Feels strange, being without it, [He winds up admitting, not quite intentionally. It's the same reason he hadn't put his weapons away, even if he knows that's probably strange for people to see.]