Nearer now, it's easier to see under the sweep of the hat's broad brim. She's tipped her chin slightly higher to study him at greater advantage while she undoes the belt's second buckle. Despite the apparent ease in the other lines of her face, this part of the examination is rigorous and unblinking. When the belt comes loose, Fitcher folds it quietly back from her side. It exposes the topmost of the outrageously impractical slew of metal buttons that run down the side of her trousers.
"Tell me, Silas. Would you like me to ask the awkward question now, or later?"
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Date: 2022-07-23 05:47 am (UTC)Nearer now, it's easier to see under the sweep of the hat's broad brim. She's tipped her chin slightly higher to study him at greater advantage while she undoes the belt's second buckle. Despite the apparent ease in the other lines of her face, this part of the examination is rigorous and unblinking. When the belt comes loose, Fitcher folds it quietly back from her side. It exposes the topmost of the outrageously impractical slew of metal buttons that run down the side of her trousers.
"Tell me, Silas. Would you like me to ask the awkward question now, or later?"