[Well, immediately being met with the strong smell of his cigars the moment he opens the door is not a great sign, but he looks mighty better than what she imagined he might look like. A bit tired perhaps, not enough sleep, but less drunk than what she expected when she decided to come.
Still, it won't stop the brief furrow of worry in her brow, or her scrutinizing stare from looking him over once, twice, before she decides that he looks... okay. But she would be lying if she said that he wasn't still worse for wear. If she said that she didn't see the heaviness that's settled into every old bone in his body, and into his shoulders. And especially his eyes.
...
It reminds her a little of another time in their distant past together. The nights leading up to his betrayal...]
Is it? [No, she knows that it's... well, a surprise. Whether it's a pleasant one remains to be seen.] I didn't think you'd be surprised at all.
[She looks past him over his shoulders to the inside of the workshop, trying to glean what he might have been up to, but it's hard to tell from here. So, she invites herself in, trotting through the door and past him.
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Still, it won't stop the brief furrow of worry in her brow, or her scrutinizing stare from looking him over once, twice, before she decides that he looks... okay. But she would be lying if she said that he wasn't still worse for wear. If she said that she didn't see the heaviness that's settled into every old bone in his body, and into his shoulders. And especially his eyes.
...
It reminds her a little of another time in their distant past together. The nights leading up to his betrayal...]
Is it? [No, she knows that it's... well, a surprise. Whether it's a pleasant one remains to be seen.] I didn't think you'd be surprised at all.
[She looks past him over his shoulders to the inside of the workshop, trying to glean what he might have been up to, but it's hard to tell from here. So, she invites herself in, trotting through the door and past him.
Her nose crinkles.]
Have you been holed up in here since then?