"And with my ugly mug, I suppose I'm not likely to." Theo's smirk kept the words amused, not bitter -- he didn't really care of Saiden thought him unattractive. Enough other people had disagreed for Theo to get along in life.
"Obviously!" He raised a hand to his heart, scandalized. Finishing off his food, Theo added, "Well, we can't all be so lucky."
He took the dishes over to the sink, setting them next to the water for Saiden to wash. Theo was a cheat, not a complete asshole -- but he also wasn't nice enough to offer to help with the dishes. "Understood. No hard feelings, nothing personal."
If he came back to the Hali and Hearty, Theo would make sure he actually had something to trade. And come back he might -- the food was good enough to make up for the fact that Theo couldn't mooch of Saiden.
"See you around," Theo added, and headed out into the night. Now, where was he going to sleep tonight?
{fin}
can't say good morning without lying twice
