[ to say hook wasn't expecting to run into a lady of any note here would be an understatement. there's a slight pause when the gown and her general demeanor registers, and then he withdraws his hand — not quickly, and it's mostly a show of manners in response to her expression.
her response is even farther from what he's expecting. there's only a vague familiarity in the word, but there's enough for him to know it's yet another distant realm. which... so is new york, and for some bizarre reason she's associating the two. ]
... is in New York?
[ there's a polite note of confusion in it, but there's no pretending he's not looking massively skeptical. ]
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her response is even farther from what he's expecting. there's only a vague familiarity in the word, but there's enough for him to know it's yet another distant realm. which... so is new york, and for some bizarre reason she's associating the two. ]
... is in New York?
[ there's a polite note of confusion in it, but there's no pretending he's not looking massively skeptical. ]