You keep saying "every time". I think you and I are having some very different experiences, sweetheart. They may be slowing my progress but I AM still making progress. The plan's still moving forward whether they like it or not.
I hardly think you're one to talk about ANYTHING being shallow.
I hardly think you're one to talk about ANYTHING being shallow.
[ There's no further response - but true to his word, it's about five minutes before there's the sound of his cane rapping at her door. ]
Room service!
[ She might notice there are a few flecks of what appears to be blood on his otherwise white coat. It doesn't appear to be his.
... The blood, that is. Not the coat. This is definitely his fashion choice. ]
Room service!
[ She might notice there are a few flecks of what appears to be blood on his otherwise white coat. It doesn't appear to be his.
... The blood, that is. Not the coat. This is definitely his fashion choice. ]
Awfully demanding for someone being offered a free drink, aren't you?
[ He doesn't hurry in the process of shedding the coat to toss it over a random chair. The hat, of course, stays on. And more importantly, there is a bag in his other hand, which he lifts up to dangle in front of her face. ]
Of course I do. I wouldn't risk partaking of your company while sober.
[ He doesn't hurry in the process of shedding the coat to toss it over a random chair. The hat, of course, stays on. And more importantly, there is a bag in his other hand, which he lifts up to dangle in front of her face. ]
Of course I do. I wouldn't risk partaking of your company while sober.
Always.
[ The bag is set down on whatever surface he can find, the bottle withdrawn a moment later. It's... actually top-shelf stuff. Expensive. Whether it was obtained legally or not is a legitimate question. ]
Are you too broke to have glasses for pouring this into?
[ The bag is set down on whatever surface he can find, the bottle withdrawn a moment later. It's... actually top-shelf stuff. Expensive. Whether it was obtained legally or not is a legitimate question. ]
Are you too broke to have glasses for pouring this into?
[ That earns an arch of his (well-groomed) eyebrow, a skeptical quirk of his lips. ]
If you finish this bottle I'm not going out for another. I'm not a charity.
[ He knows she's probably talking about the first glass (or cup, whatever) but... still. Fair warning. ]
If you finish this bottle I'm not going out for another. I'm not a charity.
[ He knows she's probably talking about the first glass (or cup, whatever) but... still. Fair warning. ]
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