[Her confidence isn’t misplaced. He catches the ball with ease and turns to shoot it through the hoop. It’s not a “nothing but net” as they would call it, but it does make the basket, and he shuffles to retrieve it in one easy bounce.]
Yeah, well. We’ve got those where I’m from too believe it or not, but.
[He sends the ball back to her with another bounce.]
Not interested. [Would it be lame to say that he can’t even imagine having to kill someone?] Too bloody for me I guess.
But you know. [He cracks a small smile.] Someone here mentioned it to me - sports aren’t a bad way to get out those “primal urges”. [He quotes the statement with his fingers. It’s probably clear that he finds it to be a little silly.]
There’s no shame in defending your country, or...whatever it is you’re defending, but. Athletics are all I really know.
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Yeah, well. We’ve got those where I’m from too believe it or not, but.
[He sends the ball back to her with another bounce.]
Not interested. [Would it be lame to say that he can’t even imagine having to kill someone?] Too bloody for me I guess.
But you know. [He cracks a small smile.] Someone here mentioned it to me - sports aren’t a bad way to get out those “primal urges”. [He quotes the statement with his fingers. It’s probably clear that he finds it to be a little silly.]
There’s no shame in defending your country, or...whatever it is you’re defending, but. Athletics are all I really know.
Basketball isn’t my sport though.