[ As "fun" as it all seems—glitz and glam and hedonism—he can't imagine staying here long. It all feels like a fever dream, ready to be broken in an instant when the heat clears.
But then there's people like this, who have been here long enough to find it all ordinary. Broca sounds disaffected to begin with, but it doesn't inspire confidence in their circumstances. Those are concerns for later, though—right now, he just focuses on following the swell of muscle under his fingertips, traveling over clothes. ]
True. I can't say I've ever played before, even with the sort of company I kept.
[ Which was sleazy criminals. He gives Broca's chest a squeeze for good measure before taking his hand back. ]
People must try to get a rise out of you all the time.
[ This seems like the kind of place where folks want to make a guy blush. ]
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But then there's people like this, who have been here long enough to find it all ordinary. Broca sounds disaffected to begin with, but it doesn't inspire confidence in their circumstances. Those are concerns for later, though—right now, he just focuses on following the swell of muscle under his fingertips, traveling over clothes. ]
True. I can't say I've ever played before, even with the sort of company I kept.
[ Which was sleazy criminals. He gives Broca's chest a squeeze for good measure before taking his hand back. ]
People must try to get a rise out of you all the time.
[ This seems like the kind of place where folks want to make a guy blush. ]