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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 19:35:13 GMT -5
"Mr. Veidt would whallop you in a race," Teja said confidently. "You should be very grateful."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 6, 2019 19:43:31 GMT -5
"If I wanted to involve myself in politics, I would have when I retired," said Veidt, partially obscured by a glass of lemon water.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 19:45:43 GMT -5
"Does throwing money around no longer count as politics?" Ashton asked with a deceptively innocent tilt of the head.
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 19:48:03 GMT -5
Teja smiled with her eyes cast down, taking a sip of water to hide it.
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 19:54:52 GMT -5
"To be fair," Megan cut in, a little grudgingly, "he bought me a house."
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 6, 2019 19:57:00 GMT -5
Veidt smiled in a way that was more of a wince.
"I'm not sure that counters their thesis," he conceded gently.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 20:00:12 GMT -5
Ashton had by now turned his seat around and was leaning forward on the table with a his hands folded, head tilted and eyes in a judgmental little squint, as though waiting for this to be unpacked.
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 20:04:00 GMT -5
"He doesn't pay you enough to buy your own house?" Teja asked, although she said so gently enough to not hurt Megan's feelings.
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 20:07:46 GMT -5
"Not enough to buy a three-story townhouse in the village," Megan said primly.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on May 6, 2019 20:10:18 GMT -5
“Megan,” said Veidt.
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Post by Teja on May 6, 2019 20:13:19 GMT -5
Teja lifted her eyebrows and in succession made eye contact with Megan, with Veidt, and then, unwisely, with Ashton.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 20:17:12 GMT -5
Ashton's eyebrows had made the considerable climb halfway up his forehead by the time his eyes met Teja's.
"Well!" he said. "That's ambiguous!"
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 20:19:35 GMT -5
"It beats struggling to make rent," Megan said carefully.
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Post by Loki Odinsson on May 6, 2019 20:21:52 GMT -5
"Would you be struggling to make rent otherwise?" Ashton asked, leaning forward a little further.
His eyes flickered over to Veidt. Both smiled- Ashton a little baitingly, Veidt like he wanted a drink.
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Post by Megan on May 6, 2019 20:23:22 GMT -5
"I was before I began working with Adrian," Megan said, still looking down at her water.
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