[ it's quite rare for anyone to respond so readily to eliot's flirtations, even on earth, so the fact that it happens here and at all is something he knows better than to take for granted. company is useful, especially with how lonely and desolate this place is otherwise.

the other man draws nearer, and the corners of his lips quirk further upward. ]

It helps to find a bag. [ eliot gives a slight shrug, and the bag hanging from his shoulder answers in protest. ] You can carry more that way.

[ thought the subject changes, eliot takes a step closer, not wanting his new friend to think the underlying implication of his interest forgotten. ]

The real trouble is water. Most of it nigh undrinkable, and the real test is finding anything that is that is also untouched. I've only found one bottle of water since arriving. The rest I've had, I've needed to clean and boil.