( she can't get a read on when they're willing to tolerate each other and neither can he. one moment, a joke will land, the next it'll be taken as the worst offence to ever be uttered.
her response is dry and it doesn't tell him either way, suggests that the evening will go either way. either they'll enjoy each other's company or they'll end up at each other's throats — but luckily, whatever happens, it's just the two of them (and a companion bot). they won't embarrass themselves in front of any of their quote-unquote neighbours. )
I would've been if I'd graduated school, ( he answers instead, leaning towards her. it's irrelevant, probably not true, and her comment about conning rich men out of drinks earns a lingering, questioning glance. ) I could get used to it. ( the no cash thing, he means, except—
no subject
her response is dry and it doesn't tell him either way, suggests that the evening will go either way. either they'll enjoy each other's company or they'll end up at each other's throats — but luckily, whatever happens, it's just the two of them (and a companion bot). they won't embarrass themselves in front of any of their quote-unquote neighbours. )
I would've been if I'd graduated school, ( he answers instead, leaning towards her. it's irrelevant, probably not true, and her comment about conning rich men out of drinks earns a lingering, questioning glance. ) I could get used to it. ( the no cash thing, he means, except—
—it'd mean getting used to everything else. )