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Ivan must be drunker than he thought he was. He could have sworn he knew his way around Vivienne's parents' house, since she wanted to introduce him last week and showed him the place, but maybe they have a... secret... upstairs... bar? where Vivienne's room is supposed to be? And most certainly was last time he checked? He's never going to find the sweater she sent him up looking for here, anyway. Why is there a secret upstairs bar in Vivienne's parents' house?
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thisvorlunatic
"Okay..."
He mentally reviews the exchange. Something becomes obvious. He's not sure if it's the right thing.
"You didn't just mean talking about yourself," he guesses. "You meant - the things that you think of to say, in general, weird people out. You weird people out. Am I on the right track? And have I mentioned recently that you have a depressing life?"
He mentally reviews the exchange. Something becomes obvious. He's not sure if it's the right thing.
"You didn't just mean talking about yourself," he guesses. "You meant - the things that you think of to say, in general, weird people out. You weird people out. Am I on the right track? And have I mentioned recently that you have a depressing life?"
unmarred
"Yes. And not recently, no. Thanks for the reminder," he says dryly.
middlingalong
"I usually fall back on compliments. In normal social situations, I mean, with normal people."
unmarred
"Yes," says Mark. "I did figure that one out. The 'drop one nice comment and run' strategy is effective as far as it goes."
middlingalong
"If you run it doesn't really get you anywhere. I'd suggest that you need to get laid, but..."
unmarred
"It gets me to having had a small positive effect on someone. But do go on about how I need to get laid."
middlingalong
Ivan opens his mouth.
Ivan closes his mouth.
Ivan looks at Mark out of the corner of his eye.
Ivan says, "I don't think I will, come to think of it, no sir."
Ivan closes his mouth.
Ivan looks at Mark out of the corner of his eye.
Ivan says, "I don't think I will, come to think of it, no sir."
unmarred
"Nothing," says Mark, conspicuously not looking at anyone in the room. But perhaps particularly not looking at Stalas.
thisvorlunatic
Unfortunately, Miles is decently good at interpreting Mark's line of sight.
"Oh my God, Mark."
"Oh my God, Mark."
unmarred
Mark folds his arms on the table in front of him and burrows his head into them despairingly.
thisvorlunatic
"...Am I going to regret finding out what's going on?" wonders Stalas.
thisvorlunatic
"—Hey!" says Stalas. "You're knowing things at me, aren't you!"
isthisart
"I am missing something and this state of affairs disagrees with me, but from the collective facial expressions in the room I'm not sure it disagrees with me less than ceasing to miss something."
unmarred
Mark throws up his hands. "Fine! I want to fuck Stalas!" he says. "Now we're all on the same page!"