Aren't you? I hope that's not a suggestion that you'd like to terminate our business relationship.
[He wags one of the boxes at her, in indication, before replacing it back in the bag.]
Particularly not when I can already see myself putting in another few orders, since this is the quality I'm getting back.
[Is he stalling a little bit to delay the bait he knows she's laid in the water? Absolutely. And normally he'd just dodge the subject altogether, but...well, call him crazy, but there's something about the fact that Hilda isn't afraid to give as good as she gets, and banters with him instead of being perpetually deferential, that makes him relax where he might otherwise stay guarded.
And besides, bragging about the guy he thinks is cute is...an interesting prospect.]
They're for someone I know from home. He's done a lot to make sure my adjustment to the resort went...smoothly. [A pause.] I've never — actually gotten him anything, before. This will be the first.
no subject
[He wags one of the boxes at her, in indication, before replacing it back in the bag.]
Particularly not when I can already see myself putting in another few orders, since this is the quality I'm getting back.
[Is he stalling a little bit to delay the bait he knows she's laid in the water? Absolutely. And normally he'd just dodge the subject altogether, but...well, call him crazy, but there's something about the fact that Hilda isn't afraid to give as good as she gets, and banters with him instead of being perpetually deferential, that makes him relax where he might otherwise stay guarded.
And besides, bragging about the guy he thinks is cute is...an interesting prospect.]
They're for someone I know from home. He's done a lot to make sure my adjustment to the resort went...smoothly. [A pause.] I've never — actually gotten him anything, before. This will be the first.