"No, not solely," she purrs, giving him an up and down look that is- purely for show, really. Oh, he's handsome, in his distinctly pointy sort of way, but she doesn't like him for his looks. It's just entertaining to pretend, to follow the steps of the dance, to pretend to be halfway normal (whatever that is) when they both know the truth.
"You know, I've read all through your website," she says, in the sort of tone that suggests this is the beginning of a story; she's moving back towards her seat, a smile on her face. "What was it- oh, yes, you mentioned how you could know a software engineer from his left thumb. Well, I can spot a detective from his dating etiquette. He's the one looking for a motive. Sit down, Mr Holmes."
Yes, she's going to use the word 'dating'- purely for the sake of trying to drag him from his comfort zone and into hers.
It's always quite hard to tell whether she's drunk or not, because she could just be being her usual flamboyant self- and because she is never as drunk as she acts. There's a distinctly languid, playfully tipsy air about her, but it's as purposefully exaggerated as everything else.
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"You know, I've read all through your website," she says, in the sort of tone that suggests this is the beginning of a story; she's moving back towards her seat, a smile on her face. "What was it- oh, yes, you mentioned how you could know a software engineer from his left thumb. Well, I can spot a detective from his dating etiquette. He's the one looking for a motive. Sit down, Mr Holmes."
Yes, she's going to use the word 'dating'- purely for the sake of trying to drag him from his comfort zone and into hers.
It's always quite hard to tell whether she's drunk or not, because she could just be being her usual flamboyant self- and because she is never as drunk as she acts. There's a distinctly languid, playfully tipsy air about her, but it's as purposefully exaggerated as everything else.