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[shadysided]

[Emry used to let her... Guess we can't all be as cool as Emry...]

I've got a mouth and legs at the same time, so I figure 'both'.

[She's not phased by your grouchy act. As she moves to sit down, she plucks up the book the moment he puts it down; impolite, but also she's too busy studying the cover in interest while he handles his cigarette and the paper.]

Arsène Lupin. Isn't he some kind of bank robber or something?

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[kovach]

[ she better not mutter that forbidden name around him.

her attitude doesn't bother him, familiar as it is, even he can maintain that snide attitude that's all too common with him. anyone that's around him enough knows it isn't always a reflection of what's actually on his mind.

his eyes lift up to see her checking out the book, not minding that she's curious. ]

Gentleman Thief. [ he articulates as if he were the one reading whatever summary's scribbled on the back of it. ] It's a guy who's always in disguise, always blending in to the point that even he doesn't recognize himself sometimes. Kind of thing's useful when you're stealing something valuable, right?

[ like, say, an orb. ]

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[She grins as she flips through the pages, amusement twinkling in her eyes.]

... Takeshi Kovacs, are you using a fictional thief character for inspiration?

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[kovach]

[ hey now. he doesn't like that look she's getting, his lips pursing a bit at the proud shape of her grin as if she'd somehow caught him in the middle of an act. ]

It's not inspiration. It's keeping your mind open for different perspectives and options.

[ or, as some would say, inspiration. ]

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Sounds like ta-may-toe, ta-mah-toe.

[She glances over at him, not at all swayed by that unhappily little lip purse.]

So? What have you learned from old Lupin? Are you actually a gentleman now?