[Gepard is perfectly still as Sampo implies that he's back for the long haul. He's lying, probably, but he implies it and it's like being doused with a bucket of cold water, and he wants to say something, and he nearly says something-
And instead, inhales, sharp, as Sampo Koski finishes off by saying the new captain doesn't fill out the uniform as well as he did. He hadn't been prepared. He hadn't expected that Sampo Koski would go there. There's no need to flirt as a misdirection. He'd already agreed to pay. It's not like Sampo needed to dine and dash.
But he had, and he did, and Gepard hadn't been prepared, and he feels a slight heat on the back of his neck as the implications go places where they shouldn't, and he ignores that. He's good at denial.]
Please don't involve my successor in whatever game you're playing. He's a good man. [...probably.]
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Date: 2024-10-28 01:20 am (UTC)And instead, inhales, sharp, as Sampo Koski finishes off by saying the new captain doesn't fill out the uniform as well as he did. He hadn't been prepared. He hadn't expected that Sampo Koski would go there. There's no need to flirt as a misdirection. He'd already agreed to pay. It's not like Sampo needed to dine and dash.
But he had, and he did, and Gepard hadn't been prepared, and he feels a slight heat on the back of his neck as the implications go places where they shouldn't, and he ignores that. He's good at denial.]
Please don't involve my successor in whatever game you're playing. He's a good man. [...probably.]