[ her lips quirk up faintly, a softer expression than her previous amused grin. ]
You'll just have to wait and find out.
[ after all, mutts that existed out of the pack had never been too fond of her, viewing her as a threat due to her connections — or a possession due to her status. human interaction had always been easy, in its own way, if not strained by social conventions — but elijah hardly seems perturbed by her behavior if his reactions are anything to go by, and so she falls easily into amicability. if it had been otherwise, she wouldn't be inviting him to gauge whether her company is to be appreciated.
she's already well aware of where to go from the snippets of conversations she'd locked onto, but she plays along well, nodding in acknowledgement as she saunters toward the lifts. ]
I'd say the pleasure's all mine, but — [ she doesn't know him, not yet, and she shrugs a shoulder to indicate as much. ] Is knowing you a pleasure?
[ it's as joking and conversational as it is curious, studying his expression from the corner of her eye; one can easily judge another by how they regard themselves. ]
i'd say the subject lines are winning the struggle i'm js
You'll just have to wait and find out.
[ after all, mutts that existed out of the pack had never been too fond of her, viewing her as a threat due to her connections — or a possession due to her status. human interaction had always been easy, in its own way, if not strained by social conventions — but elijah hardly seems perturbed by her behavior if his reactions are anything to go by, and so she falls easily into amicability. if it had been otherwise, she wouldn't be inviting him to gauge whether her company is to be appreciated.
she's already well aware of where to go from the snippets of conversations she'd locked onto, but she plays along well, nodding in acknowledgement as she saunters toward the lifts. ]
I'd say the pleasure's all mine, but — [ she doesn't know him, not yet, and she shrugs a shoulder to indicate as much. ] Is knowing you a pleasure?
[ it's as joking and conversational as it is curious, studying his expression from the corner of her eye; one can easily judge another by how they regard themselves. ]