[ For as wide and vast as the universe is you do get used to staring. Especially when much of you is apparently inorganic. The woman raised her brow a touch, as if to dare him to say anything and he doesn't. So for a moment that's enough and she focuses on the conversation at hand. Mouth half a low curve at a temporary setback as she glances back over the crowd. Obviously, she thinks but does not say. ]
[ And isn't that always the problem? Temporary setbacks lead to heavier hands. She doesn't know the currency enough to say, but she knows when something seems absurdly prices all the same. ]
No. It appears talent poaching is something both sides are eager for. [ If there was a word for it - it could be said mild amusement could be found in the too serious way she speaks. She can think of a few ways it reminds her of, none of them pleasant. ] People only do that for big things.
[ A beat. ] What's the setback?
[ Even if she knew, wasn't it better to hear it from someone else's mouth? ]
Re: highstorm
[ And isn't that always the problem? Temporary setbacks lead to heavier hands. She doesn't know the currency enough to say, but she knows when something seems absurdly prices all the same. ]
No. It appears talent poaching is something both sides are eager for. [ If there was a word for it - it could be said mild amusement could be found in the too serious way she speaks. She can think of a few ways it reminds her of, none of them pleasant. ] People only do that for big things.
[ A beat. ] What's the setback?
[ Even if she knew, wasn't it better to hear it from someone else's mouth? ]