[ he seems hyperfocused on various locals gathered at the bar, tracking their movements and keeping an eye on the door for anyone new who's coming in. he will eventually, maybe, be brave enough to move closer to the actual bar to eavesdrop but for now he's mostly monitoring. ]
A few things. [ vague. but... ] There are a few messes I have to try and clean up, but can't really do that without money or a plan so...if I'm stuck here, I may as well learn some things I can take back with me.
[ continuing to smoke idly, pulling up his I.R.I.S. to scroll, as if he isn't paying too much attention. ]
Observin' is best done if no one thinks you're doing the observing. People often have a strange sense if they're being watched, an itchiness at the back of the head. You ever felt that? Sink back into a bit more if you don't want everyone to notice you back.
[ you know. this is actually decent advice. like it's definitely something he has to focus on because he's currently obsessed with the idea of knowing absolutely everything and wanting more information about whatever he can get his hands on, but. you know. this is also a terrible week to be hungry for approval so he does in fact settle back a little and relaxes both in posture and intensity. ]
...fair enough. Most of the time people don't even look at me twice. [ but being on this kind of planet, well, they're already the outliers. ]
[ he's never really blended in anywhere particularly well. the problem of being purple, and also infernal. he doesn't even have the decency to be a boring looking infernal. ]
That's a skill. It's not a bad thing. Spent a fair bit of time trying to teach us that in the Orders.
[ still scrolling through his I.R.I.S. but slower. ]
[ there's a sort of noise that says "agree to disagree" because he's not sure if he wants to be unnoticed or not half the time. ]
All the time in the world and almost nothing to show for it yet. [ but he will also open his own i.r.i.s. in a set of slow movements and hardly giving the bar his attention for a second. ]
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[ looking down at him, watching. ]
And what is it that you'd like to get done?
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A few things. [ vague. but... ] There are a few messes I have to try and clean up, but can't really do that without money or a plan so...if I'm stuck here, I may as well learn some things I can take back with me.
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Observin' is best done if no one thinks you're doing the observing. People often have a strange sense if they're being watched, an itchiness at the back of the head. You ever felt that? Sink back into a bit more if you don't want everyone to notice you back.
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...fair enough. Most of the time people don't even look at me twice. [ but being on this kind of planet, well, they're already the outliers. ]
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[ he's never really blended in anywhere particularly well. the problem of being purple, and also infernal. he doesn't even have the decency to be a boring looking infernal. ]
That's a skill. It's not a bad thing. Spent a fair bit of time trying to teach us that in the Orders.
[ still scrolling through his I.R.I.S. but slower. ]
No need to rush it. Got nowhere to be but here.
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All the time in the world and almost nothing to show for it yet. [ but he will also open his own i.r.i.s. in a set of slow movements and hardly giving the bar his attention for a second. ]
..."the Orders"?