[ His lips quirk in amusement at using the title. She hardly seems the type to run a brothel, so he assumes the honorific has a different meaning for her. ]
For now, suffice it to say that it's a long, complicated story featuring a lot of people who are not here and will not be joining us.
[ If he's lucky.
Her explanation is far more interesting than his. ]
Your Robert? I take it he's arrived with you.
[ He's starting to feel something beyond simple intoxication. A slow-creeping loosening of the tension in his neck and shoulders. It's not unpleasant, so he doesn't comment. But he does slow down how quickly he's consuming the whiskey. ]
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[ His lips quirk in amusement at using the title. She hardly seems the type to run a brothel, so he assumes the honorific has a different meaning for her. ]
For now, suffice it to say that it's a long, complicated story featuring a lot of people who are not here and will not be joining us.
[ If he's lucky.
Her explanation is far more interesting than his. ]
Your Robert? I take it he's arrived with you.
[ He's starting to feel something beyond simple intoxication. A slow-creeping loosening of the tension in his neck and shoulders. It's not unpleasant, so he doesn't comment. But he does slow down how quickly he's consuming the whiskey. ]