[ It does sound serious, and though Edamura might reach for his chopsticks casually while he's speaking, Shoko puts both chopsticks and beer glass down.
And, truth to tell, part of her... isn't all that surprised. Even from the start, she'd offered "freelancer" as a purposely vague title. And with the way he so effortlessly put on his little acts at the brewery...
...Remembering that his mother had been sick and confined to the hospital since he was young...
...She closes her eyes, giving an almost... amused sort of smile. He could almost be a sorcerer, she thinks. And with that thought comes the reminder that even amongst her colleagues, there are many of them that don't exactly abide by society's laws and expectations. Herself, included.
Still, to hear him actually reveal himself as a con man... ]
Hah... You had us fooled, didn't you, Mame-chan?
[ Oddly, she doesn't sound mad, surprised, or disappointed at all. ]
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And, truth to tell, part of her... isn't all that surprised. Even from the start, she'd offered "freelancer" as a purposely vague title. And with the way he so effortlessly put on his little acts at the brewery...
...Remembering that his mother had been sick and confined to the hospital since he was young...
...She closes her eyes, giving an almost... amused sort of smile. He could almost be a sorcerer, she thinks. And with that thought comes the reminder that even amongst her colleagues, there are many of them that don't exactly abide by society's laws and expectations. Herself, included.
Still, to hear him actually reveal himself as a con man... ]
Hah... You had us fooled, didn't you, Mame-chan?
[ Oddly, she doesn't sound mad, surprised, or disappointed at all. ]