WHO: Two Geckos + an assortment of guest stars WHAT: Summary of content WHEN: Late Bloomingtide WHERE: The Gallows, misc. Kirkwall haunts. NOTES: Will update as needed.
"It sounds like your brother and my wife might have a few things in common." It's a throwaway sort of statement, one in a great dictionary of things which people commonly say and mean absolutely nothing by. Only—
From under the gloomy line of his heavy brow, the point of Laurent's attention moves fleetingly about the books scattered about them, across Richard's hand punctured by the anchor's glow, and then back to meeting his eye. It's a very brief assessment as if mentally confirming something rather than arriving at any new thought.
"I can't offer much in the way of a scenery change, but If you and your brother get tired of books and scaling the battlements, I'm fairly confident Lalla and I could pretend at hosting guests."
(Nicomedes Laurentius Vesperus, don't volunteer your wife to arrange a social hour.)
It's a nice offer. Richard hasn't ever received many nice offers like that. Mostly because the Geckos don't make the best of houseguests - or socialise much with the kind of people who even have houseguests. But he's sure they can pretend, at least for one attempt at it.
"Might just take you up on that." There's the quirk of a smile to it, genuine. "If I can detach Seth from the wallpaper long enough."
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From under the gloomy line of his heavy brow, the point of Laurent's attention moves fleetingly about the books scattered about them, across Richard's hand punctured by the anchor's glow, and then back to meeting his eye. It's a very brief assessment as if mentally confirming something rather than arriving at any new thought.
"I can't offer much in the way of a scenery change, but If you and your brother get tired of books and scaling the battlements, I'm fairly confident Lalla and I could pretend at hosting guests."
(Nicomedes Laurentius Vesperus, don't volunteer your wife to arrange a social hour.)
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"Might just take you up on that." There's the quirk of a smile to it, genuine. "If I can detach Seth from the wallpaper long enough."