Eion tosses a rag at Settle's head; Settle just manages to dodge it in the face, but it lands on his shoulder, where it sits as he blinks at Eion, listening. "How are you going to do it? You're supposed to be all." Eion gesticulates inarticulately with both hands.
"Efficient's a good word," Eion muses. "Acting. It's all about embracing what we aren't, isn't it."
"You're the one who said you were going to take care of the permits," Settle points out, with perfect equanimity, and disposes of the boot polish-stained rag.
"That's not the point, the point is, you're not allowed to have facial expressions for nice whole months."
Settle's eyes go wide. "That's not true!" He shuffles around in his jacket; Eion actually twitches when he looks back up, his whole bearing utterly changed. "Care for a smoke?"
Eion's mouth turns down. "I hate it when you do that."
"Hmm?"
Eion tosses a rag at Settle's head; Settle just manages to dodge it in the face, but it lands on his shoulder, where it sits as he blinks at Eion, listening. "How are you going to do it? You're supposed to be all." Eion gesticulates inarticulately with both hands.
"Eerie?" Settle supplies. "Mechanical? Efficient?"
"Efficient's a good word," Eion muses. "Acting. It's all about embracing what we aren't, isn't it."
"You're the one who said you were going to take care of the permits," Settle points out, with perfect equanimity, and disposes of the boot polish-stained rag.
"That's not the point, the point is, you're not allowed to have facial expressions for nice whole months."
Settle's eyes go wide. "That's not true!" He shuffles around in his jacket; Eion actually twitches when he looks back up, his whole bearing utterly changed. "Care for a smoke?"
Eion's mouth turns down. "I hate it when you do that."
Settle snorts. "Get used to it, private."
Eion shakes his head. "Oh, this is war."
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