❝ that sounds AWESOME, actually. ❞ no palpable sarcasm from strelitzia, that's a good sign. ❝ i'll make sure to bring flowers or something. just please, DON'T STICK 'EM IN ALCOHOL. ❞ and while she could roll her eyes again at his schepticism ( didn't she prove her abilities enough ? ), she had other things to worry about currently.
❝ lemme guess ... can't be YOU. ❞ she gets up, a smile matching his on her features, going around the couch and behind, looking towards the hallway. ❝ cuz that would have been easier than ... ❞ well. TALK TO HEMLOCK, the guy's right there.
but strelitzia does go, slightly dragging her feet. she disappears into the room close to the exit in silence. there's a faint, wo', what is it, then a beat.
I LOVE HOW TALL YOU ARE.
she walks back in, annoyed, leaving a VERY CONFUSED HEMLOCK behind. ❝ this sucked. YOU PICKED THE ONE THING I'M BAD AT. had no idea what to tell him, genuinely my mind went blank. ❞ she so would have preferred it to be dex, but whatever. it wouldn't have changed much, she's bad at SPONTANEOUS COMPLIMENTS. she drops back onto the couch, sitting at the opposite end, gently dropping her calves over his knees. ❝ alright DUMBASS, my turn. ❞
she looks at him, for a moment that feels a bit too long. ❝ y'know ... i've never seen you WITHOUT YOUR GLASSES. ❞ he always hid his gaze, somehow. most of the time, at least. she saw the outline of them behind the shades, sometimes a sneak peek ... but they were never truly off his face. strelitzia nods. ❝ take 'em off. ❞