You're looking better feels like the wrong thing to say. Rude, maybe, or just needling directly at what Ellis knows Richard hadn't wanted to discuss. He'd meant what he'd said on the street that day. They didn't have to talk about the dream. Ellis can uneasily content himself with the knowledge that Richard, to his knowledge, is fairly good at keeping secrets.
Under the table, his feet carefully shift, blindly making room for...something. Hopefully the cat. Ellis is almost certain the owner of this establishment doesn't keep a pet.
"I've a question to ask you, and I recognize it's prying," Ellis says, resorting to honesty, momentarily setting aside the little nudge at his ankle. "You needn't answer it, but it'd be helpful to know."
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this thread really just an excuse to get some facetime with thot
Date: 2021-04-29 04:27 am (UTC)Under the table, his feet carefully shift, blindly making room for...something. Hopefully the cat. Ellis is almost certain the owner of this establishment doesn't keep a pet.
"I've a question to ask you, and I recognize it's prying," Ellis says, resorting to honesty, momentarily setting aside the little nudge at his ankle. "You needn't answer it, but it'd be helpful to know."