[He watches her for a long few seconds, his expression searching. And then, suddenly, he winks. It's a startlingly amused gesture from someone so obviously out of it.]
How bout we get to know each other a little before I answer that.
[It's a redirection so obvious as to be laughable, but he doesn't care.]
[The look she gives him says that she absolutely thinks it's a joke, but she doesn't mind too much. She gets the idea he'd rather not talk about himself too much.]
Poetry, mostly. Some short stories... But I want to write a novel sometime soon.
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Date: 2019-10-20 10:01 pm (UTC)[He gives her something way too big to be a shot, and even adds a shaker of salt as a bonus. No lime, though. We drink like alcoholics in this house.]
So. You wanna talk about the trial, miss, or you just here to enjoy the refreshments?
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Date: 2019-10-20 10:21 pm (UTC)[She's guessing the answer is Not Great, considering he was already drunk during the trial... But, anyways.]
You can just call me Beck.
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Date: 2019-10-20 11:30 pm (UTC)[He shrugs.]
I've gone through shit like that before and worse. Just didn't expect it so soon. Or so . . . similar, I guess.
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Date: 2019-10-21 01:40 am (UTC)[She sounds curious, but she doesn't want to push. She takes a sip of the tequila.]
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Date: 2019-10-21 04:26 am (UTC)How bout we get to know each other a little before I answer that.
[It's a redirection so obvious as to be laughable, but he doesn't care.]
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Date: 2019-10-21 11:54 pm (UTC)You got it. I owe you one for the faux margarita, anyways.
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Date: 2019-10-22 02:21 am (UTC)[Just saying, but not with any heat. He grabs his drink and sprawls in a chair, looking up at her through his bangs.]
So what is it you do when you're not solving murders and getting pressured into casual sex?
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Date: 2019-10-22 08:32 pm (UTC)[She tilts her head slightly as she continues.]
How about you?
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Date: 2019-10-23 04:23 pm (UTC)I raise geese.
[Which is true, actually, even if the way he drawls it out makes it sound like a joke.]
What kinda writer?
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Date: 2019-10-24 11:17 pm (UTC)Poetry, mostly. Some short stories... But I want to write a novel sometime soon.
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Date: 2019-10-25 01:41 am (UTC)About what?
Guess you're getting a lot of material around here.
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Date: 2019-10-28 04:07 am (UTC)[After a moment, there's a small laugh.]
Yeah. Maybe I'll write a novel about a bunch of people with a myriad of issues who get trapped in a hotel together.