[She rattles off the species names with the same sort of interest one gives a tax form. Nice try, but no luck.]
All kind of fae, goblins since they're so keen on the banking sector, a troll or two, a few centaurs...New York is a big city.
[She slides up from her seat, smoothing out her dress.]
I need to step away to the restroom for a second. Order me... [She scans the menu for just a second before settling on her choice] the tenderloin if the waiter comes while I'm gone - rare.
[ For a moment he looks at the shoes as though she might take those and flee, but- She doesn't. He relaxes. ]
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[ The relaxation doesn't last all that long. ]
No, no I don't think she's coming back. Thank you.
[ He hisses, after the waitress tries for the third time to tell him that his date has gone ghost to gently get a more profitable table going. Dropping two bills on the table, he goes to leave after an extra glass of scotch to wash down the three bites of steak he managed.
Clyteus caught a cab and set off back to his apartment cradling the same expensive fucking useless shoes he came with. ]
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All kind of fae, goblins since they're so keen on the banking sector, a troll or two, a few centaurs...New York is a big city.
[She slides up from her seat, smoothing out her dress.]
I need to step away to the restroom for a second. Order me... [She scans the menu for just a second before settling on her choice] the tenderloin if the waiter comes while I'm gone - rare.
no subject
[ For a moment he looks at the shoes as though she might take those and flee, but- She doesn't. He relaxes. ]
---
[ The relaxation doesn't last all that long. ]
No, no I don't think she's coming back. Thank you.
[ He hisses, after the waitress tries for the third time to tell him that his date has gone ghost to gently get a more profitable table going. Dropping two bills on the table, he goes to leave after an extra glass of scotch to wash down the three bites of steak he managed.
Clyteus caught a cab and set off back to his apartment cradling the same expensive fucking useless shoes he came with. ]