"It is," she confirmed, running an idle thumb over the condensation on her bottle. "They gotta hide, other places. Less on the east coast, I guess, but nowhere's like Valesport. Chicago's probably closest, but even that's… fragile." Not that it mattered, here and now, lessons he couldn't learn from and wouldn't be able to use. Particularly not if he was going to stay in Valesport. What a strange thought, staying in the same place on purpose. She didn't think she ever had.
The corners of her mouth pulled in what was almost a sad smile – but not quite sad. Amused, maybe, or something like pity. God, but he was making her feel old. "Oh, you got it all backwards," she said gently, patting his knee again. When it came to getting fucked, she was an expert, after all. "You know how little kids hide from monsters? Under the covers, like it's the seeing or the touching that'll let the monsters get them?" Her hand hadn't left his thigh, leaning a little bit closer without realizing it. "They're right." She sighed, and as she took her hand back she trailed her nails along black fabric and the skin beneath, more a fidget than a gesture. "Knowing what to look for just means seeing things you shouldn't. Magic sticks to your skin, almost. Like you've been marked. Let it touch you once and you'll never get away." After a contemplative moment she took another sip of her drink. "Not that you're gonna remember any career advice. Seems like it's too late for you, anyway, if it makes you feel better." The things that made her feel better were rarely universal.
Nadine still had not touched her own mask, to fidget or otherwise. The lace, fitted perfectly to her face, was soft enough that it was as if she was wearing nothing at all. Less obtrusive than her usual glasses, and she didn't get to wear those half the time, anyway. The only inconvenience was the feather, and it was easier to fidget with her hair.
She couldn't tell why he answered so quickly. Defensive, or appalled? She'd never had the best sense of propriety, but she supposed it was worse now. She cocked her head to the side. "Are you sure? It seems… boring." She wasn't doing a very good job of selling herself. Maybe she was just tired of selling herself. "I'd probably be bored," she clarified, "if I weren't… me." She wasn't here for any reason except to not be where she'd been; the actual masquerade was barely a consideration for her. "What are you here for?" she asked. "You don't seem like the ballroom type." After a moment, she added, "And you never said how old you are." She didn't know why that felt important, couldn't decide whether she'd rather he be younger or older than she was.
The corners of her mouth pulled in what was almost a sad smile – but not quite sad. Amused, maybe, or something like pity. God, but he was making her feel old. "Oh, you got it all backwards," she said gently, patting his knee again. When it came to getting fucked, she was an expert, after all. "You know how little kids hide from monsters? Under the covers, like it's the seeing or the touching that'll let the monsters get them?" Her hand hadn't left his thigh, leaning a little bit closer without realizing it. "They're right." She sighed, and as she took her hand back she trailed her nails along black fabric and the skin beneath, more a fidget than a gesture. "Knowing what to look for just means seeing things you shouldn't. Magic sticks to your skin, almost. Like you've been marked. Let it touch you once and you'll never get away." After a contemplative moment she took another sip of her drink. "Not that you're gonna remember any career advice. Seems like it's too late for you, anyway, if it makes you feel better." The things that made her feel better were rarely universal.
Nadine still had not touched her own mask, to fidget or otherwise. The lace, fitted perfectly to her face, was soft enough that it was as if she was wearing nothing at all. Less obtrusive than her usual glasses, and she didn't get to wear those half the time, anyway. The only inconvenience was the feather, and it was easier to fidget with her hair.
She couldn't tell why he answered so quickly. Defensive, or appalled? She'd never had the best sense of propriety, but she supposed it was worse now. She cocked her head to the side. "Are you sure? It seems… boring." She wasn't doing a very good job of selling herself. Maybe she was just tired of selling herself. "I'd probably be bored," she clarified, "if I weren't… me." She wasn't here for any reason except to not be where she'd been; the actual masquerade was barely a consideration for her. "What are you here for?" she asked. "You don't seem like the ballroom type." After a moment, she added, "And you never said how old you are." She didn't know why that felt important, couldn't decide whether she'd rather he be younger or older than she was.
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