Drink another shot of make believe

"I have plenty of options without dipping this low." He quipped back with a smirk, though it was somewhat false; he had been surprised how much he had missed his many loves back in Venice now that he had arrived here. Though, he assured himself, if he looked for it he could find plenty of willing suitors in his world. Edrei seemed suspicious of his question but answered anyway - he gave an encouraging smile which faded as she spoke. It sounded familiar, somehow, but in the moment he couldn't quite grasp hold of the exact memory in his mind. "...Like the Garden of Eden, almost." He commented quietly at first, without even really noticing he said it out loud. Edrei seemed displeased with the situation she'd been in but Bastien found himself wondering if it wouldn't be a wonderful fresh start, the artsy commune he'd long dreamt of. Still, he wouldn't praise the idea for the sake of their relationship. Once he had properly processed what she was telling him he spoke again: "So what was your job? Or were you too young? You are not a twenty-something, I don't think." BASTIEN This tiresome desire to shock and amaze Perhaps I’ll grow out of it one of these days