Rutyer's grin broadens in response to the pettiness of the gesture.
"Even Auntie needs disreputable nephews who've fallen on hard times," he replies. Then, with a little gesture of his elegant fingers, "The neighbors know me by now. Last night they were treated to some drunken caterwauling through the walls. The trick, you see, is to be embarrassing enough that they don't want to meet my eyes, but not such a menace that they call the fuzz. - Brighten up, Ralston; you're going to seem like a good boy by comparison. That's nice, isn't it?"
He throws his arm over the back of the chair he's in, leaving his hand to dangle in a particularly indolent manner. His hips tilt so that he's sitting at a slant - somehow seeming to disrespect the propriety of the space without actually slouching or setting his feet atop any tables.
"So back to my question, dear fellow. The one you actually need to answer. How's work."
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"Even Auntie needs disreputable nephews who've fallen on hard times," he replies. Then, with a little gesture of his elegant fingers, "The neighbors know me by now. Last night they were treated to some drunken caterwauling through the walls. The trick, you see, is to be embarrassing enough that they don't want to meet my eyes, but not such a menace that they call the fuzz. - Brighten up, Ralston; you're going to seem like a good boy by comparison. That's nice, isn't it?"
He throws his arm over the back of the chair he's in, leaving his hand to dangle in a particularly indolent manner. His hips tilt so that he's sitting at a slant - somehow seeming to disrespect the propriety of the space without actually slouching or setting his feet atop any tables.
"So back to my question, dear fellow. The one you actually need to answer. How's work."