[ what he's witnessed of the resort ranges from bawdy to downright troublemaking. maybe it would be delightful and novel were one actually interested in visiting Rome to do as they once did, but he finds the whole thing terribly uncouth at best and downright concerning at worst. the problem, then, comes not with a lack of faith — but in the malignant aura that surrounds the masked man, gold where even Midas can't touch and all the atrocity that comes with it. he can practically taste it, heavy and thick in the air. his smile falls, but only incrementally. only enough for his eyes to slit with suspicion, a flicker down and back up again, taking an account from head to toe. ]
You look tense, for an innocent man.
[ even with a tone of casual observation, the underlaying accusation is intentional, judging by how he rounds in on Tyki, arms folding. for better or worse, his attention is here, observing that thrum of animosity with a keen interest he neglects to dissect. ]
Perhaps our mischievous hand was only trying to find you a babysitter.
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[ what he's witnessed of the resort ranges from bawdy to downright troublemaking. maybe it would be delightful and novel were one actually interested in visiting Rome to do as they once did, but he finds the whole thing terribly uncouth at best and downright concerning at worst. the problem, then, comes not with a lack of faith — but in the malignant aura that surrounds the masked man, gold where even Midas can't touch and all the atrocity that comes with it. he can practically taste it, heavy and thick in the air. his smile falls, but only incrementally. only enough for his eyes to slit with suspicion, a flicker down and back up again, taking an account from head to toe. ]
You look tense, for an innocent man.
[ even with a tone of casual observation, the underlaying accusation is intentional, judging by how he rounds in on Tyki, arms folding. for better or worse, his attention is here, observing that thrum of animosity with a keen interest he neglects to dissect. ]
Perhaps our mischievous hand was only trying to find you a babysitter.