[ He doesn’t fluster, as a rule. But the gazing and caressing have made him blush—something he’s good enough to fake, when needed, but has never been good enough to prevent—and he’s only looking at Byerly instead of casually away because Byerly has already done it for both of them. ]
I suppose scaring all of the new recruits away on their first day is one way to prevent any new spies.
[ He takes the open opportunity to stroke his fingertips down Byerly’s exposed neck, in a way meant to be more soothing than amorous, even though it can’t actually help. Poor throat. ]
What about hiring all of Flint’s crew as guards? We could put one on every floor.
[ This is an idea just as horrible as automatic torture, he’s fairly sure. ]
The second-worst possible outcome, [ Bastien agrees through a little laugh from the pinch.
He stops, though, hand reaching around to take what’s left of Byerly’s drink away and set it on the floor so there’s nothing to spill when Bastien starts shifting and encouraging Byerly to lie against his chest, trying to make good on his pledge to hold everything but his feet. ]
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[ He doesn’t fluster, as a rule. But the gazing and caressing have made him blush—something he’s good enough to fake, when needed, but has never been good enough to prevent—and he’s only looking at Byerly instead of casually away because Byerly has already done it for both of them. ]
I suppose scaring all of the new recruits away on their first day is one way to prevent any new spies.
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[ He grins upwards. ]
A hundred percent capture rate. Well done us.
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[ He takes the open opportunity to stroke his fingertips down Byerly’s exposed neck, in a way meant to be more soothing than amorous, even though it can’t actually help. Poor throat. ]
What about hiring all of Flint’s crew as guards? We could put one on every floor.
[ This is an idea just as horrible as automatic torture, he’s fairly sure. ]
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[ You can't just stroke your fingertips down someone's neck and not have it be a little amorous. ]
But it's an intriguing idea. I can tell you, as someone who's regularly menaced by a pirate, it's quite charming.
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When you put it like that, it sounds like it might distract some of us from our work.
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[ A pinch to one of Bastien's love handles. Stop that. ]
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He stops, though, hand reaching around to take what’s left of Byerly’s drink away and set it on the floor so there’s nothing to spill when Bastien starts shifting and encouraging Byerly to lie against his chest, trying to make good on his pledge to hold everything but his feet. ]