T'is the greatest joy o' life. Just toein' the line.
[ He chuckled as he shuffled the cards a bit more to keep his hands busy. They would get to that conversation one day but it would certainly take time.]
Even if you don' I always got a set on me. Force o' habit an' all.
[ A good way to fleece money from tourist with cheap magic tricks, or get an impromptu game going with some of his drinking buddies. Plus that fidgety nature of his being the biggest reason. ]
Oh yeah? How many of the cards in your deck can you tell what's on the face just by the way the back looks?
[She shot him a quick, pointed look, though it was clear she was amused as she said it. It clearly wouldn't be the first time she'd seen a trick like that. Nor was she entirely above using a trick like that herself, under the right circumstances.]
Now, see, I can't just give away trade secrets like that.
[ That grin that crossed his face, pure amusement. She was right though, Doyle had a lot of tricks up his sleeve and sometimes it was what lead to his troubles. ]
That you'd make a decent spy or that people get offended when I tell them that? Because both are true.
[She got it, more or less. There was a certain amount of...compartmentalization involved in spy work that people didn't like to think of themselves being capable of.]
See. Now, that tells me you're cool. If you're comfortable with everythin', then you're mighty hard to offend, [ A shrug given as he said it.] an' that means we'll get on swimmin'ly.
[ His cards slipped back into his pockets for now as he looked back to her.]
It does more than I should admit, but I've also found bein' down on my luck also tends to open doors too. Weird as that might sound. An' I'll take it as a complement for sure.
[Admittedly, some topics were touchier than others. But they weren't ones that tended to come up in day to day life, thankfully.]
It doesn't sound weird. I meant more that it's more likely to get you in trouble with foreign assets. It's an exploitable in. If someone were looking to take advantage of your position, they'd quietly pay off all your debts and then make a point of telling you about it before asking you for a favor.
[Comfortable with everything encompassed a lot more than being hard to offend.]
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[ He chuckled as he shuffled the cards a bit more to keep his hands busy. They would get to that conversation one day but it would certainly take time.]
Even if you don' I always got a set on me. Force o' habit an' all.
[ A good way to fleece money from tourist with cheap magic tricks, or get an impromptu game going with some of his drinking buddies. Plus that fidgety nature of his being the biggest reason. ]
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[She shot him a quick, pointed look, though it was clear she was amused as she said it. It clearly wouldn't be the first time she'd seen a trick like that. Nor was she entirely above using a trick like that herself, under the right circumstances.]
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[ That grin that crossed his face, pure amusement. She was right though, Doyle had a lot of tricks up his sleeve and sometimes it was what lead to his troubles. ]
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[She gave him a grin.]
I'd tell you you'd make a decent spy but people tend to take offense when I tell them that.
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[ He shook his head again. Before looking shocked. ]
You're kiddin' right?
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[She got it, more or less. There was a certain amount of...compartmentalization involved in spy work that people didn't like to think of themselves being capable of.]
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[ He shrugged some then looked to her. He had that compartmentalizing down pat. ]
The me bein' a decent spy bit. Never considered it.
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[It forced them to connect some dots about her past that were better left unconnected for most people. It was easier to swallow when it was abstract.]
Admittedly, the gambling thing would probably get you in trouble. But you've got a knack for gathering intel.
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[ His cards slipped back into his pockets for now as he looked back to her.]
It does more than I should admit, but I've also found bein' down on my luck also tends to open doors too. Weird as that might sound. An' I'll take it as a complement for sure.
no subject
[Admittedly, some topics were touchier than others. But they weren't ones that tended to come up in day to day life, thankfully.]
It doesn't sound weird. I meant more that it's more likely to get you in trouble with foreign assets. It's an exploitable in. If someone were looking to take advantage of your position, they'd quietly pay off all your debts and then make a point of telling you about it before asking you for a favor.
[Comfortable with everything encompassed a lot more than being hard to offend.]