( the knave speaks of sex and debauchery with such ease, as if it were something as trite as the weather. they are not unfamiliar subjects to him, too many cases on his desk having centered on these very subjects, but he has always drawn the line between work and play very clearly. and relationships, of the emotional or the physical, are simply things he cannot afford,
though he supposes that now they are the lifeline he must cling to if he wishes for any chance of survival. what an ironic twist of fate.
he arches an eyebrow. )
I can see why. You do have quite the air of mystery about you.
( dryly. that is the common trope in novels, is it not, that the female lead should pine for someone tall, dark, and mysterious? clad in her black suit, her unique eyes sharp and piercing, there is no denying that arlecchino fits all three. )
Will you be taking them up on their offer later then?
( perhaps it's rude to inquire about someone's private life, but given just how on display so many of the guests here are, no doubt enough of their private lives will be made public soon enough. there's no point sidestepping the subject in any case. )
no subject
though he supposes that now they are the lifeline he must cling to if he wishes for any chance of survival. what an ironic twist of fate.
he arches an eyebrow. )
I can see why. You do have quite the air of mystery about you.
( dryly. that is the common trope in novels, is it not, that the female lead should pine for someone tall, dark, and mysterious? clad in her black suit, her unique eyes sharp and piercing, there is no denying that arlecchino fits all three. )
Will you be taking them up on their offer later then?
( perhaps it's rude to inquire about someone's private life, but given just how on display so many of the guests here are, no doubt enough of their private lives will be made public soon enough. there's no point sidestepping the subject in any case. )