It's almost a relief more than anything, that Hawk hasn't lost his ability to be charming in his time here. Still his characteristic cutting to the chase, just... a little more gentle, not batting the idea around so much. Not so evasive. Like approaching a horse, hand out and careful, making sure it sees you coming.
He thinks about their time at the fair and how eager he was to make Phil laugh, but here it's... maybe it's just the passing of time and the circumstances, but Phil went more than out of his way to cheer Hawk up. Maybe that was a miscalculation, that Phil is just more reserved than the people Hawk's known in the army, nearly every one of them throwing themselves out there knowing that tomorrow there could be none of them left. Dignified, even. Kind, and gentle, and patient. The sort of man that Hawk would want to be around even if Phil had said no, if he'd misread the invitation.
Hawk beams around his mouthful of genuinely really delicious spaghetti. He goes to talk, then remembers it's still not the 4077 and he should pretend like he has table manners and isn't a pig at a trough. When he's finished his mouthful-
"Oh yeah? Kicking some tires before you take me for a test drive?" he reaches for the glass of wine, "sure, only if you want to be impressed. I'm a matched set, magic feet and fingers."
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He thinks about their time at the fair and how eager he was to make Phil laugh, but here it's... maybe it's just the passing of time and the circumstances, but Phil went more than out of his way to cheer Hawk up. Maybe that was a miscalculation, that Phil is just more reserved than the people Hawk's known in the army, nearly every one of them throwing themselves out there knowing that tomorrow there could be none of them left. Dignified, even. Kind, and gentle, and patient. The sort of man that Hawk would want to be around even if Phil had said no, if he'd misread the invitation.
Hawk beams around his mouthful of genuinely really delicious spaghetti. He goes to talk, then remembers it's still not the 4077 and he should pretend like he has table manners and isn't a pig at a trough. When he's finished his mouthful-
"Oh yeah? Kicking some tires before you take me for a test drive?" he reaches for the glass of wine, "sure, only if you want to be impressed. I'm a matched set, magic feet and fingers."