themachiavelโ:
โ iโll have what youโre having. โ he doesnโt mean to make acquaintances back here. if anything , heโd hoped to avoid the possibility entirely , hence the alleyway entry. nevertheless , he knows how to put on a face , and any residual frustrations he may have been feeling prior are packed away for another time.
it becomes quite obvious that this is going to be a crucial encounter although the benefit is yet to be seen.ย
โ do you tend to share with strangers ? โ the words entice him , and he stares at their place long after theyโve faded. when he meets her gaze again , he finds something there that he wishes to paw at like a bored kitten. it brings him to a complete halt mere feet away , the smoke wafting between them almost a welcome reprieve.ย โ iโve got some of my own if it helps. iโll share too. โ
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. that it tastes better than anything they grow over here. magical or not, she trusts her own more than sheโd ever trust some strangerโs. never unaware of her disadvantages, of the phantom losses sheโs never tasted and therefore cannot miss, there is no room for trust to be tossed around like some cheap thing.ย
correction: there are losses she barely remembers losing. memory is a fragile thing; easily tainted. recollection pulls fragments together into a sloppy picture of reality. clรฉo has learned itโs better not to try.ย
โ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ . ๐ฐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐. โ the signs are never an exact translation. its purely for her benefit. she could think the words and have them appear all the same; but what would be the point of that? what would be the point of making everyone around her comfortable?ย
she passes the joint filter-first and gazes at him. impeccable style and panther-like grace. this is someone who has never been uncomfortable a day in his life. she could learn a thing or two from him.ย โย ๐๐๐๐โ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐? โย
