[ He'd have hesitated if Bastien hadn't been so certain. Would have hemmed and hawed a bit to save face. So he's glad Bastien answered first, so that he can be forthright. ]
[ That earns a quick, broad grin. A fox to curl around his finger—it’s a nice thought. Perhaps he can find someone to enchant it. One of the littler enchantments. Some resistance to cold. ]
How badly do you think we would tease ourselves, if we were twenty [ -something ] again?
Mm. I would love you desperately no matter what, of course. With all my heart, for all my life.
[ Disgusting. ]
But if we didn't have something to make it unusual and avant-garde, I would have to be a little meaner to you. Ironic, you know? Cool. Since you have brought all this untraditional business into it already, I can be nice to you all the time.
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[ He'd have hesitated if Bastien hadn't been so certain. Would have hemmed and hawed a bit to save face. So he's glad Bastien answered first, so that he can be forthright. ]
Something with a fox.
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How badly do you think we would tease ourselves, if we were twenty [ -something ] again?
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[ He grins in return. ]
I think tease is an understatement. Mock, more like. It's disgusting how sentimental old men get.
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[ Disgusting. ]
But if we didn't have something to make it unusual and avant-garde, I would have to be a little meaner to you. Ironic, you know? Cool. Since you have brought all this untraditional business into it already, I can be nice to you all the time.