partridge!anon
anonymous
November 11 2012, 06:02:34 UTC
[he was never good at paying attention with all his senses at once]
[smiles faintly at the soft steps, not turning around - it must be Bri who has come home early, and in a few seconds he'll feel her arms wrap around his waist]
[... or be tacklehugged into the hayheaps, whichever]
partridge!anon
anonymous
November 11 2012, 06:41:37 UTC
[he's a bad assassin for too many reasons to count]
[but he won't let that stop him from putting on a friendly smile for you]
No, no, it's not a bad time at all! But - come on, you knocked me out and left without a word last time; you can't blame a man for feeling kind of... uh, what's the word... spurned! What was that all about?
partridge!anon
anonymous
November 11 2012, 07:37:22 UTC
[can't quite suppress a brief frown - you did not just call his future wife amoral]
[it's different when he does it; you don't get to say something like that about her]
[quickly puts the smile back into place]
Very tolerant! If she wasn't what would I-- [swallows] -- what would I want with her? I'm not the type to toy around with people; I'd rather invest that time in my tree.
[if you can parse scents, you might smell a faint hint of orange blossoms wafting upwards]
[it would appear as though you have a visitor]
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[smiles faintly at the soft steps, not turning around - it must be Bri who has come home early, and in a few seconds he'll feel her arms wrap around his waist]
[... or be tacklehugged into the hayheaps, whichever]
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[you might see a white petal float about you before suddenly being hugged from behind]
Perhaps I should have called first♥.
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[why does he never pay close enough attention; one day it'll cost him his head - hopefully not today]
That would have been nice. What do you want? You got your daughter tree back!
[oh crud, that came out more unfriendly than intended]
[play it cool, play it cool, ~no emotions~]
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Ah, did I come at a bad time, dear? I only came for a visit to check on my dear colleague, if that is what you mean.
[god, you're a bad assassin for leaving your back exposed]
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[but he won't let that stop him from putting on a friendly smile for you]
No, no, it's not a bad time at all! But - come on, you knocked me out and left without a word last time; you can't blame a man for feeling kind of... uh, what's the word... spurned! What was that all about?
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[giggle♥] Of course, I might be joking.
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How much of a secret can it be? You don't honestly believe I was trying cheat you out of something there, do you?
[wanders over to the nearest wall and leans his back against it, leisurely crossing his arms]
Or could it be that you'd like a favour from me for once instead of the other way around?
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[smiling]
I don't think I could ask a favour from a man who has such a wonderful fiancée, hm?
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[tilts his head a little; what does his fiancée have to do with
wait
crud]
[his own smile becomes a lot more strained (not that he would notice)]
[think think think--]
So you...
So you saw the girl! Ha ha.
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[still smiling, see, some people can actually control their facial muscles]
What a very sweet couple you two make, dear.
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[tries to turn the smile into a smirk]
She's, she's a darling, isn't she? Ha ha ha!
Fun to, uh... have around..!
[frantically leafs through his memory, trying to figure out when you could have seen them together]
[there are some possibilities he'd rather be able to dimiss]
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[taking a step towards you]
It seems a perfect match. Such an amoral girl... I imagine she's very tolerant of your job, yes?
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[it's different when he does it; you don't get to say something like that about her]
[quickly puts the smile back into place]
Very tolerant! If she wasn't what would I-- [swallows] -- what would I want with her? I'm not the type to toy around with people; I'd rather invest that time in my tree.
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[stepping forward once more]
--then why keep her around at all? I do not see the purpose, dear.
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[damn crud augh]
She...
She's teaching me some nice recipes, you know? Haha. It's neat to be able to cook more than just omelette!
[laughs]
And now that it's getting colder and wetter every day it's also nice to have a warm body in bed when you're tired after work. What can I say!
[attempts a nonchalant shrug]
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