"Not quite, no." He grinned at how quickly she had validated his concerns. How easily she might turn on him! Tricky, tricky. He would need to be cautious.
Such a sharp little tongue she had, by contrast, that she cut herself with it. Here he was choosing his every word with care, and she stood there sounding for all the world like the rudest possible sort of bitch. The sharp anxiety of regret hitting her almost immediately, none of the anger he might associate with trying to draw blood.
She was just... awful at this. What an interesting project it would be, making her into something better.
"Here is my offer, then. I would like first for you to sit by the window – there, where the sun hits it." A nice, warm spot with a pretty view. "Then I would like for you to close your eyes. I will do nothing objectionable while you cannot see me. In fact, I will not move from this spot the entire time, and so you will have nothing to fear. Then, I will ask you to think of three things, in order. It is possible that you will find those things to be difficult, if your imagination is lacking, but I prefer you not voice those objections. You also need not tell me what it is you are thinking of, and so your mind will remain entirely private and your own. Once you have done this simple thing – sat, and in silence had three little thoughts – I will gladly give you six of the books downstairs, of your choosing."
He wouldn't give her any other limitations. This was an experiment, and it wouldn't be her fault if it failed, really. He was just curious about the results. He had a hunch that he knew how it would go, but she had the potential to surprise him.
"Will you accept these terms?" he asked, offering his hand.
Such a sharp little tongue she had, by contrast, that she cut herself with it. Here he was choosing his every word with care, and she stood there sounding for all the world like the rudest possible sort of bitch. The sharp anxiety of regret hitting her almost immediately, none of the anger he might associate with trying to draw blood.
She was just... awful at this. What an interesting project it would be, making her into something better.
"Here is my offer, then. I would like first for you to sit by the window – there, where the sun hits it." A nice, warm spot with a pretty view. "Then I would like for you to close your eyes. I will do nothing objectionable while you cannot see me. In fact, I will not move from this spot the entire time, and so you will have nothing to fear. Then, I will ask you to think of three things, in order. It is possible that you will find those things to be difficult, if your imagination is lacking, but I prefer you not voice those objections. You also need not tell me what it is you are thinking of, and so your mind will remain entirely private and your own. Once you have done this simple thing – sat, and in silence had three little thoughts – I will gladly give you six of the books downstairs, of your choosing."
He wouldn't give her any other limitations. This was an experiment, and it wouldn't be her fault if it failed, really. He was just curious about the results. He had a hunch that he knew how it would go, but she had the potential to surprise him.
"Will you accept these terms?" he asked, offering his hand.
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