Honestly, given her demeanor, he's not inclined to think it's overconfidence. She carries herself like a warrior, and has the kind of stoicism under pressure that tells him she's definitely been up to her neck in trouble before. If anything, he's even more curious about where she comes from and the sort of things she's seen, but that's obviously best left for another time.
She hesitates before giving her name, and that sort of clinches his suspicions: she's definitely been up to her neck in trouble before, and that trouble had likely followed her around, in some form or another, while she was back wherever she came from. He wasn't usually so quick to introduce himself, either, but Riku had assured him that no other Organization members were presently up and about. It was mission standard to simply observe and never get involved with the natives of other worlds, but... well, Axel liked to bend rules, either way. Besides, they were all out of their element and away from home in this place, so it didn't really matter.
He gives her a cavalier smile and waves a hand before going back to trying to swipe more of the mud off his coat.
"Ah, don't mention it," he says. "I'm a helpful guy." It's not really a lie. He likes it when people owe him favors, sure, but heart or no heart, it's not like it's easy to just walk away when someone is blatantly in danger. Besides, Roxas would have been angry if he found out he'd just let somebody drown in mud. "You seem like you've been in situations like this once or twice," he says with cavalier cheerfulness, despite their situation. "Maybe not... with the mud and the giant bird exactly, that feels pretty specific, but..." He gestures vaguely, then glances up to see that the flying creature seems to have moved on for the moment. "You seem like someone who can appreciate a good adventure when life throws you one."
❪ introlog #4 ❫ HISTORY LESSON - Diana Prince
Honestly, given her demeanor, he's not inclined to think it's overconfidence. She carries herself like a warrior, and has the kind of stoicism under pressure that tells him she's definitely been up to her neck in trouble before. If anything, he's even more curious about where she comes from and the sort of things she's seen, but that's obviously best left for another time.
She hesitates before giving her name, and that sort of clinches his suspicions: she's definitely been up to her neck in trouble before, and that trouble had likely followed her around, in some form or another, while she was back wherever she came from. He wasn't usually so quick to introduce himself, either, but Riku had assured him that no other Organization members were presently up and about. It was mission standard to simply observe and never get involved with the natives of other worlds, but... well, Axel liked to bend rules, either way. Besides, they were all out of their element and away from home in this place, so it didn't really matter.
He gives her a cavalier smile and waves a hand before going back to trying to swipe more of the mud off his coat.
"Ah, don't mention it," he says. "I'm a helpful guy." It's not really a lie. He likes it when people owe him favors, sure, but heart or no heart, it's not like it's easy to just walk away when someone is blatantly in danger. Besides, Roxas would have been angry if he found out he'd just let somebody drown in mud. "You seem like you've been in situations like this once or twice," he says with cavalier cheerfulness, despite their situation. "Maybe not... with the mud and the giant bird exactly, that feels pretty specific, but..." He gestures vaguely, then glances up to see that the flying creature seems to have moved on for the moment. "You seem like someone who can appreciate a good adventure when life throws you one."