[16:25] Grif: "And yeah, without admitting to anything in particular, transitioning to legit work does take some getting used to."
[16:25] * Martel coughs. ...what. Nothing.
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[16:47] * April keeps her hands clasped and stares at them, then at Martel - it's an interested, unthreatening kind of stare. "That's really cool. I mean - and you do this with everyone?"
[16:48] * Jack nods courteously, "Pleased to meet you."
[16:48] Martel: "When I feel a pressing urge to be respectful, or charming," he says, coming up off his ( Read more... )

[18:21] * Martel is technically 'on holiday' - the educational sort - so it's a little odd to need a break from that. And yet: here he is, taking a break. His hair's neatly braided back and he...doesn't look /uncomfortable/, per se, just as though he doesn't quite belong in a suit (jacket abandoned). The wine is fine, though.
[18:39] * Jekyll ( Read more... )

While there are a lot of things in the world that Martel prioritizes above modern technology, and especially above 'disliking modern technology' - at the end of the day he's really not fond of it. He can't help it; he's a man of his era, and it'll be a long time before he's quite comfortable in Candice's world or with the trappings of it. It's a ( Read more... )

[14:13] * Grif teleports in and takes a look around.
[14:15] * Martel is probably heard before he's seen, coming in--/backing/ in--from the now-usual door that tends to lead from the bar to Arum. "--you're going to sit still or I'm going to carry you back, let me stress--"
[14:16] * Candice is the teeny tiny black woman with long dark hair being ( Read more... )

( hits you when you're down )

( all my prayers fall short )

( and actions i have hated )