[ There's a way Amos' expression softens just a little more as they're about to walk away from each other, like shades of a smile, the start of one. It doesn't linger, it's not big, but it's also genuine; different from the more empty, falsely amiable smile he's put on for others, people he doesn't know well and doesn't care to know. Those empty smiles are just a way of getting by and getting through, the kind of thing that puts people at ease.
But this is just for Jack; small, brief, and maybe a start.
He's got his own samples, some he might toss, some he'll keep and enjoy. The affirmation that Jack has a place to stay at least wraps up a loose thread for him. He's not sure what he would have done if he'd said no, but he knows he couldn't have just let that be.
So he gives him a nod. ]
Amos. [ And, like with the start of a smile, he means this, too: ] Be safe out there, Jack.
[ If he sees him by the motel, he might keep an eye out, too. Unseen. Only getting involved on his terms, but — nearby. ]
and a wrap \o/
But this is just for Jack; small, brief, and maybe a start.
He's got his own samples, some he might toss, some he'll keep and enjoy. The affirmation that Jack has a place to stay at least wraps up a loose thread for him. He's not sure what he would have done if he'd said no, but he knows he couldn't have just let that be.
So he gives him a nod. ]
Amos. [ And, like with the start of a smile, he means this, too: ] Be safe out there, Jack.
[ If he sees him by the motel, he might keep an eye out, too. Unseen. Only getting involved on his terms, but — nearby. ]