[Gepard emerges with tea and scones, and then acts like he's surprised that his guest is still hanging around. Sampo laughs and leans against the counter, bending over so that he can prop his elbow on its surface and his chin on the heel of his hand.]
You said you were bringing tea. [Is a guy just supposed to dip at the prospect of a hot drink on a cold day?] And you brought two cups.
[So either he really did expect that Sampo would stay, or he hoped he would. Either way, he's still got one blue-haired troublemaker in his bookshop, so that's your problem now. Though, really, hasn't Sampo been so well-behaved? He hasn't even stolen anything yet! Kept his little fingers to himself like a fine, upstanding member of society.]
[If Sampo wanted to be a not so fine, upstanding member of society, he might have replied to Gepard that there's something very valuable here, and it's standing right in front of him-- but Gepard's never reacted well when he's been obvious about his flirting. Always thought it was a distraction so that he could escape or toss a smoke bomb, and... well, yeah, it had been that, but it was also sincere! He was just always strategic about when he was being sincere.]
Your delightful company is enough reason for me! I'm curious about what you've been doing for the past few years, anyway. [Mysterious deadbeat mothers, charming children, resigning from his post-- Gepard's been a busy boy!] Aren't you a little bit curious about what your old pal has been getting up to?
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Date: 2024-09-24 01:31 am (UTC)You said you were bringing tea. [Is a guy just supposed to dip at the prospect of a hot drink on a cold day?] And you brought two cups.
[So either he really did expect that Sampo would stay, or he hoped he would. Either way, he's still got one blue-haired troublemaker in his bookshop, so that's your problem now. Though, really, hasn't Sampo been so well-behaved? He hasn't even stolen anything yet! Kept his little fingers to himself like a fine, upstanding member of society.]
[If Sampo wanted to be a not so fine, upstanding member of society, he might have replied to Gepard that there's something very valuable here, and it's standing right in front of him-- but Gepard's never reacted well when he's been obvious about his flirting. Always thought it was a distraction so that he could escape or toss a smoke bomb, and... well, yeah, it had been that, but it was also sincere! He was just always strategic about when he was being sincere.]
Your delightful company is enough reason for me! I'm curious about what you've been doing for the past few years, anyway. [Mysterious deadbeat mothers, charming children, resigning from his post-- Gepard's been a busy boy!] Aren't you a little bit curious about what your old pal has been getting up to?