His hands went to his hair, seemingly for no particular reason. He forced fingers through the sloppy curls as if he was aware of her thought process. She was not very good at keeping her thoughts to herself. He couldn’t read them, precisely, but he could feel them. They were somewhat affectionate in the degrading way the someone appreciates a cute prey animal.
Not yet eaten alive.
That could easily change.
He noticed the look. He had seen it before.
Oh.
Was…was he a prey animal?
He fidgeted, pushing at the sleeves of his sweater. She didn’t like the tea, but he didn’t care. She wanted something from him and she would humor him until he decided to give it to her. Her half-lethargic energy heavy with whatever she’d had gotten into the night before.
And possibly many nights before that.
Her giggled was meant to be cute but it mostly unnerved him. It reminded him of something he’d heard on TV, he wondered if she practiced it regularly. With a mostly disinterested hum, he took the ID from her and lifted it eye level.
“Dinah...” Interesting choice. It wasn’t real, but he didn’t need magic to tell, not that magic was so precise. He flipped it over, it was well-made, but no one could ever get that damn moose right. Twenty-five seemed generous, but he was willing to let it go. With a convincing smile, he handed the card back to her.
“That will do, I guess. So, let’s go get you a charm.”
He pushed away from the counter, moving towards an adjoining hall as if he just expected her to follow. He led to what was once a den, double doors opened up into a room that could have been called spacious in the past. It was cluttered now with various materials and reagents. Crystals and beads and cords of every color. Silver and gold accents, herbs and flowers in resin, even the dried out husks of small insects.
"Most people don't believe in witchcraft," he commented, as he began to sort through crystals. They clinked together as he pushed through them. "Fertility spells are a big thing to put your trust in."
Not yet eaten alive.
That could easily change.
He noticed the look. He had seen it before.
Oh.
Was…was he a prey animal?
He fidgeted, pushing at the sleeves of his sweater. She didn’t like the tea, but he didn’t care. She wanted something from him and she would humor him until he decided to give it to her. Her half-lethargic energy heavy with whatever she’d had gotten into the night before.
And possibly many nights before that.
Her giggled was meant to be cute but it mostly unnerved him. It reminded him of something he’d heard on TV, he wondered if she practiced it regularly. With a mostly disinterested hum, he took the ID from her and lifted it eye level.
“Dinah...” Interesting choice. It wasn’t real, but he didn’t need magic to tell, not that magic was so precise. He flipped it over, it was well-made, but no one could ever get that damn moose right. Twenty-five seemed generous, but he was willing to let it go. With a convincing smile, he handed the card back to her.
“That will do, I guess. So, let’s go get you a charm.”
He pushed away from the counter, moving towards an adjoining hall as if he just expected her to follow. He led to what was once a den, double doors opened up into a room that could have been called spacious in the past. It was cluttered now with various materials and reagents. Crystals and beads and cords of every color. Silver and gold accents, herbs and flowers in resin, even the dried out husks of small insects.
"Most people don't believe in witchcraft," he commented, as he began to sort through crystals. They clinked together as he pushed through them. "Fertility spells are a big thing to put your trust in."
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