[Whoops. Well, can't get away with the vague act forever. She's a smart lady. Which is most of why he's found himself hassling her here in the first place. The danger with smart ladies, they see right through your bullshit. There's a beat. While he weighs his willingness to answer—]
Nothing wrong with fishing, is there? Maybe my self esteem could use a little pick-me-up.
[(it's ironic bc it's probably true.) Dodging, if a lot less deftly than his usual efforts. Less a sidestep and more a stonewall. Gotta give a little to get a little, but maybe he shouldn't be fooling himself into thinking he needs to do either to get by.
But it's not like he's bothered much with pretenses, just skimped on the actual explaining himself. Still, a direct answer seems to be long in coming.]
I don't know how they do the cape and cowl game where you come from, but there's not usually an overabundance of sharing.
[He sounds a little bitter about this topic!!! Who'd have thought. Given she'd commented on the mask, (and given at least a few people here find vigilantism to be a pretty common thread) he doubts it's a reference that'll be lost on her entirely.]
100 years later
Nothing wrong with fishing, is there? Maybe my self esteem could use a little pick-me-up.
[(it's ironic bc it's probably true.) Dodging, if a lot less deftly than his usual efforts. Less a sidestep and more a stonewall. Gotta give a little to get a little, but maybe he shouldn't be fooling himself into thinking he needs to do either to get by.
But it's not like he's bothered much with pretenses, just skimped on the actual explaining himself. Still, a direct answer seems to be long in coming.]
I don't know how they do the cape and cowl game where you come from, but there's not usually an overabundance of sharing.
[He sounds a little bitter about this topic!!! Who'd have thought. Given she'd commented on the mask, (and given at least a few people here find vigilantism to be a pretty common thread) he doubts it's a reference that'll be lost on her entirely.]