[ Part of him is morbidly curious- Mishka is both easy to read and not, wearing his amusement on his sleeve but becoming hard to predict for even the most hardened members of the Syndicate. Even so, with his usual expression on his face, Adelis can't tell exactly what he's thinking at the explanation he's been given. Whilst casual intimacy is not exactly his thing, nor is it something he reviles- he's never really had the free time to consider it for anything more than a beneficial transaction.
He doesn't really care so much what the older man thinks, of course. Why would he? It's just in the general spirit of inquiry.
He could get by easily on the drafty, creaky home they started out with. He could work with the rusty, rough tools. But a better life is something he's already reached for feverishly, with an unstoppable desperation, and if it's within his grasp...why not take it? It's a luxury they could ill afford anywhere else. ]
Hmph. Only if you're the one paying for it- and no level of intoxication will get me to loosen my tongue to that extent. You're more than welcome to try your best, however.
[ Or so he says.
He watches the other's hands fall to some particular squares, and he frowns in turn. ]
Paddleboats are boats, but you move them with your legs with some kind of mechanism. A bit tedious. [ A dismissive wave of the hand. ] A movie is a sort of...play? But played on a small screen, that you can watch in your home. The description gives me a headache.
[ As for the last- ]
The VCR is the device that lets you watch those movies. That one is basically implying watching something and lying with someone while it plays. I fail to see the point, but I suppose it could be worse. Like yours.
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He doesn't really care so much what the older man thinks, of course. Why would he? It's just in the general spirit of inquiry.
He could get by easily on the drafty, creaky home they started out with. He could work with the rusty, rough tools. But a better life is something he's already reached for feverishly, with an unstoppable desperation, and if it's within his grasp...why not take it? It's a luxury they could ill afford anywhere else. ]
Hmph. Only if you're the one paying for it- and no level of intoxication will get me to loosen my tongue to that extent. You're more than welcome to try your best, however.
[ Or so he says.
He watches the other's hands fall to some particular squares, and he frowns in turn. ]
Paddleboats are boats, but you move them with your legs with some kind of mechanism. A bit tedious. [ A dismissive wave of the hand. ] A movie is a sort of...play? But played on a small screen, that you can watch in your home. The description gives me a headache.
[ As for the last- ]
The VCR is the device that lets you watch those movies. That one is basically implying watching something and lying with someone while it plays. I fail to see the point, but I suppose it could be worse. Like yours.