strohl catchall

[disingenuous]

how many metaphors can i fit in here

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[halians]

Hit the nail on the head as usual - on both counts.

[ with a huff, he takes a big drink, letting that settle and sit between them, processing. and after a long beat, strohl turns to look at her finally, and there's a lopsided little smile on his face, wry, tired, but genuine all the same. ]

I've never forgotten how smart you are, but... it's really hitting how much I've missed our conversations, Roxana.

[disingenuous]

You're overstating things. It benefits me to be observant of people. That's all.

[ it's one of the things that helped her the most with her upbringing. ]

[halians]

[ a little hum. ]

Still. I'm not one for words of flattery with nothing behind them. [ though he said he was a little bit of a liar, this is one of those areas where he's the most sincere. ] But - that doesn't surprise me, either.

The upper crust so rarely fight their battles as openly as a warrior on a battlefield. It requires a great level of observation- and that's in my experience, which I am sure pales for any number of reasons to yours.

[ ... ]

Is that what you return to? That home...? If it's not too bold to ask.

[disingenuous]

It's all right. Enough have asked me that I'll answer you, too. My father's comeuppance is soon, so that is what I return to.

I will guide another family to take him and do what they will with him.