Tal glanced up cautiously when he realized 'thanks' meant that he could stay. He hesitated a moment more, waiting for Sah to change his mind, then shrugged out of his parka and left it on the hook at the door. Scuffing out of his boots, he followed Sah on thickly-stockinged feet upstairs, glancing around covertly (more or less) in curiosity at the other man's house.
Tal sat gingerly at the offered seat, perching uncomfortably on the edge of it as he took his glass and toyed with it between his fingers before tossing it back with a sharp nod to himself.
The timing was unfortunate.
Sah's words caught up with the vodka halfway down and the courier spluttered and coughed, waving off the other man's apology as he tried to muffle the sound for the sake of the 'pups' - kids? Dogs? - which only made things worse until he could get his breath back.
"Fuck, Sah, is that why you think I'm here?" Tal glared across the desk, red in the face and scowling from embarrassment. "You really think I'd be worried about that?"
Tal sat gingerly at the offered seat, perching uncomfortably on the edge of it as he took his glass and toyed with it between his fingers before tossing it back with a sharp nod to himself.
The timing was unfortunate.
Sah's words caught up with the vodka halfway down and the courier spluttered and coughed, waving off the other man's apology as he tried to muffle the sound for the sake of the 'pups' - kids? Dogs? - which only made things worse until he could get his breath back.
"Fuck, Sah, is that why you think I'm here?" Tal glared across the desk, red in the face and scowling from embarrassment. "You really think I'd be worried about that?"
