|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 10, 2019 18:15:53 GMT -5
"I think so!"
And there was the smile again, for a brief moment, before he grew more pensive.
"It's... well. I don't want the old guard involved in this. I hate that that's even something I have to court, when they're the ones who started this whole mess. I'd rather deal with the matter without having to do anything like tonight at all. Honestly, it's like herding goats-"
He caught himself.
"You're not a goat, though. You don't seem very goatish, at any rate."
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 10, 2019 18:17:31 GMT -5
She tapped herself on the chin apologetically. "Can't grow a beard, sorry."
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 10, 2019 18:21:50 GMT -5
"Wouldn't suit you anyway," Ashton teased. "I rather like the face you've got."
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 10, 2019 18:27:31 GMT -5
She hid shyly behind her cup in lieu of a direct answer.
"Mr. Ashton, you really shouldn't be so flirtatious. First Megan and now me. And a lot of other girls at the gala, it looked like. I'm afraid it won't help your image if people think you're in the race to impress girls on coffee dates."
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 10, 2019 18:30:00 GMT -5
"All right, look, no one was asking her to dance. I thought it might be a friendly gesture. You, on the other hand- well, Veidt got to you first-"
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 10, 2019 18:39:10 GMT -5
"Ah," she said, discomfort making her pink. "Yes. Unfortunately I sort of spent my dance with the famous philanthropist and vigilante Adrian Veidt telling him he is a terrible person for the crime of being wealthy."
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 10, 2019 18:51:25 GMT -5
"How'd he react to that one?"
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 10, 2019 18:55:50 GMT -5
"Oh, you can surely imagine. With infuriating grace and dignity."
She made a face as she sipped.
"And he's disgustingly handsome."
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 11, 2019 15:41:20 GMT -5
"I think I was too busy trying to sort out what had happened to his face to- all right, I suppose that’s uncalled for-“
He was still laughing a little, though he tempered it with a sigh.
"This really is a whole new world for me. To tell you the truth, I feel like all I've done so far is make mistakes, even after spending my whole life preparing for it."
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 11, 2019 16:42:43 GMT -5
((shining, shimmering, splendid))
"Your whole life? But you don't even know what tea and coffee are. You're not prepared for anything," she said incredulously.
Once again she realized she had been extremely rude, whether she meant to be or not, and she flushed.
"I'm sorry - I'm really not trying to insult you..."
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 11, 2019 16:50:01 GMT -5
"My father... had certain ambitions for my brother and I," Ashton began. "Well- they were really for my brother, but he let us believe they were for us both-"
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 11, 2019 17:08:34 GMT -5
She reached across the table and took his hand, then just as quickly released it, while choosing to ignore what she had just done, as though it hadn't happened at all.
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 11, 2019 17:17:01 GMT -5
Ashton looked from his hand to her in bemusement, and slowly tucked it in his lap again.
“And- well, when my brother didn’t live up to that, he...”
|
|
|
|
Post by Teja on Nov 11, 2019 17:26:13 GMT -5
"Now it's on you, I take it?"
|
|
|
|
Post by Loki Odinsson on Nov 11, 2019 17:29:55 GMT -5
“That’s probably a generous analysis,” he huffed. “I don’t think he has even that much faith.”
|
|
