I like squid, but I'm not terribly fond of meat dishes as a whole.
[Koumei's words were flat, unaffected-- as if he were reciting something he had rotely memorized just to appease the staircase. There were other, jucier things that he could have mentioned...
But, they were military secrets, and he didn't feel like divulging them and risking his head.
The paintings twittered mischievously. No, he had to tell them something more...or, perhaps coax the handsome gentleman up ahead into something fun?
Koumei snorted, and quietly hid his expression behind the voluminous feathers of the war fan he was actually allowed to bring with him this time.]
Please. I'm not going to proposition a stranger...
[Except the stairs were already moving him closer to the gentleman, as if intent on forcing the issue.]
III
[Koumei's words were flat, unaffected-- as if he were reciting something he had rotely memorized just to appease the staircase. There were other, jucier things that he could have mentioned...
But, they were military secrets, and he didn't feel like divulging them and risking his head.
The paintings twittered mischievously. No, he had to tell them something more...or, perhaps coax the handsome gentleman up ahead into something fun?
Koumei snorted, and quietly hid his expression behind the voluminous feathers of the war fan he was actually allowed to bring with him this time.]
Please. I'm not going to proposition a stranger...
[Except the stairs were already moving him closer to the gentleman, as if intent on forcing the issue.]