The courier only took a moment to get the innuendo and then he snorted, ducking his head to try and hide the grin that flashed across his face. "I mean, if y'say so..." He wished he was quicker to think of witty comebacks or clever wordplay to join in, and in about three more minutes he'd have formulated the perfect teasing reply. But by then the conversation would have moved way past the one moment when it would have worked, so Tal focused on making the tea and fussing with a pair of mugs and some honey.
While he clattered his way around in the kitchen, Koa began his lessons in How To Be Less of a Schmuck Boyfriend and the courier found himself listening in carefully and trying to take down some mental notes. At the - somewhat rhetorical - question, he flinched a little and looked away from the Dragoon to watch the kettle and help it boil faster with the heat climbing over his ears and neck. "Uhhh... I c'n tell you that," he said slowly. "I mean... I can definitely say that, yeah." Would it be true?
What do you think, Koa?
Which was about the time that the rest of his buddy's words hit and Tal shot the other man an indignant look over his shoulder. "Hey! What's wrong with my haircut? I cut it m'self just five or six months ago!" So he wasn't due for another for at least a month or two!
While he clattered his way around in the kitchen, Koa began his lessons in How To Be Less of a Schmuck Boyfriend and the courier found himself listening in carefully and trying to take down some mental notes. At the - somewhat rhetorical - question, he flinched a little and looked away from the Dragoon to watch the kettle and help it boil faster with the heat climbing over his ears and neck. "Uhhh... I c'n tell you that," he said slowly. "I mean... I can definitely say that, yeah." Would it be true?
What do you think, Koa?
Which was about the time that the rest of his buddy's words hit and Tal shot the other man an indignant look over his shoulder. "Hey! What's wrong with my haircut? I cut it m'self just five or six months ago!" So he wasn't due for another for at least a month or two!
