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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 2, 2016 14:37:14 GMT -5
"I don't want to hear that you are grateful, I want to hear your intentions-"
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 2, 2016 14:42:31 GMT -5
"Is maiming too much? Would you like me to maim him?"
Veidt could be just as smug with no hands, but he'd be even less useful to whatever unlucky creature had ended up triangulated between two moguls.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 2, 2016 14:56:12 GMT -5
"Good heavens," said Krolock.
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 2, 2016 14:57:39 GMT -5
"No?"
It was possible he had misread this situation.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 2, 2016 14:59:21 GMT -5
"Eager, aren't you?"
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 2, 2016 15:01:08 GMT -5
His nod could have been punctuated by Mickey Mouse squeaking sound effects.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 2, 2016 15:05:40 GMT -5
"You could certainly try," said Krolock, indulgent and paternal, but I've made very little advancement there myself."
He righted Oswald's glass again and filled it again, pausing to smile up at him.
"Not for lack of trying, of course."
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 2, 2016 15:23:01 GMT -5
(This next glass might end up getting tipped down the back of the sofa. He was already feeling unsettled.)
"There's a story there, I can tell."
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 2, 2016 15:32:54 GMT -5
"The girl in question is... well, you see, he's not her only lover."
He leaned back again and laced his fingers.
"Do you often attend to current events, Herr Kapelput? Is your ear pressed to the ground?"
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 3, 2016 21:35:30 GMT -5
"I do try to keep a finger on the pulse of things, it's true."
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 3, 2016 21:40:32 GMT -5
"Well," Krolock said, sitting up in his seat a little better, "I trust you are then aware of all of that recent unpleasantness at the museum, hmm?"
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 3, 2016 21:41:58 GMT -5
Oswald nodded slowly, though after one drink it was difficult to escape the impression that his gestures and expressions should be accompanied with sound effects, like a cartoon character.
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 3, 2016 21:44:24 GMT -5
"Yes, well," he repeated. "She and Loki are due to be married-"
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Post by Oswald Cobblepot on Nov 3, 2016 21:50:54 GMT -5
"Oh my."
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Post by Graf von Krolock on Nov 3, 2016 21:55:09 GMT -5
"Does this alter the agreement, Herr Kapelput?" Krolock asked mildly.
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