Sounds like you're a long way from home. Ha. He has no idea.
"Tønsberg, in Norway." It's not a lie. Though it's not the whole truth, either. Not that she intends on revealing that information to him — or anyone else, for that matter. Still, it would be good to see if word has spread about what happened back there. He looks sharp, like he belongs to some kind of military order. Maybe he'll have something.
"Bucky," she repeats as he laughs, and she can't help feeling like wanting to laugh now too. "I'm Hel." Distracted, it takes her a second to realize that she probably shouldn't be using that name, if only because she doesn't want to get linked back to the stories the people of Tønsberg had come up with in the many years she'd been asleep. It's better if nobody thinks about looking at her (and her background) too closely. "Helena," she quickly adds. There, now at least 'Hel' sounds like a nickname.
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"Tønsberg, in Norway." It's not a lie. Though it's not the whole truth, either. Not that she intends on revealing that information to him — or anyone else, for that matter. Still, it would be good to see if word has spread about what happened back there. He looks sharp, like he belongs to some kind of military order. Maybe he'll have something.
"Bucky," she repeats as he laughs, and she can't help feeling like wanting to laugh now too. "I'm Hel." Distracted, it takes her a second to realize that she probably shouldn't be using that name, if only because she doesn't want to get linked back to the stories the people of Tønsberg had come up with in the many years she'd been asleep. It's better if nobody thinks about looking at her (and her background) too closely. "Helena," she quickly adds. There, now at least 'Hel' sounds like a nickname.