[ If she sounds distracted, it's because she is, however briefly.
There's an overload of bodies and noise to process. Muggy body heat and cheap perfume, the low hum of many voices and the cheerful, distant chime of toasting glasses; glitz and glam and the electric energy of a night on the town. Her nose crinkles a bit in reflexive disgust at the idea of walking barefoot over the plush carpet no doubt getting stickier by the minute with spilled liquor.
She's not nervous, exactly, but a degree of wariness settles deep into her marrow like an old and familiar friend all the same. ]
Yes? And? I don't know if you noticed, but my options are a bit limited right now.
[ Her eyes finally return to him – an archly expectant look that dips meaningfully down to his stylish suit and back up again, trusting the silent subtext to make her point. The nerve of this guy, nixing her genius potato sack princess plan right to her face over sexiness of all things!
Oh! That reminds her: ]
If you're going to get all snooty over tablecloth togas not meeting dress code, the least you can do is introduce yourself.
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[ If she sounds distracted, it's because she is, however briefly.
There's an overload of bodies and noise to process. Muggy body heat and cheap perfume, the low hum of many voices and the cheerful, distant chime of toasting glasses; glitz and glam and the electric energy of a night on the town. Her nose crinkles a bit in reflexive disgust at the idea of walking barefoot over the plush carpet no doubt getting stickier by the minute with spilled liquor.
She's not nervous, exactly, but a degree of wariness settles deep into her marrow like an old and familiar friend all the same. ]
Yes? And? I don't know if you noticed, but my options are a bit limited right now.
[ Her eyes finally return to him – an archly expectant look that dips meaningfully down to his stylish suit and back up again, trusting the silent subtext to make her point. The nerve of this guy, nixing her genius potato sack princess plan right to her face over sexiness of all things!
Oh! That reminds her: ]
If you're going to get all snooty over tablecloth togas not meeting dress code, the least you can do is introduce yourself.