[ That manages to startle a laugh from him, and the corner of his mouth tugs upward in a reluctant smile. ]
Could do.
[ His smile dims a fraction as he glances toward a window to gauge the dimming of the light. He doesn't really need to do it, considering he can judge the time of day by the way the curse prowls in his chest, rising closer and closer to the surface. But it's habit, by now. Like knowing that five and seven make twelve, but still dutifully adding them together, just to be sure.
Still plenty of time, though, he thinks. Plenty of time before night properly falls, and plenty of time, he hopes, to get properly drunk to dull the pain of his partially-healed wounds and the change. ]
I'd have to be awfully drunk, though, for one of these farmers to manage keepin' the wolf down.
[ Because unlike Vasquez, Faraday assumes nothing.
The vampire had made it abundantly clear how little he enjoyed the experience of "dog-sitting," as he had so kindly put it.
In a few more nights, Faraday figures he'll be on his own; he doubts the man is looking for a repeat experience. ]
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Could do.
[ His smile dims a fraction as he glances toward a window to gauge the dimming of the light. He doesn't really need to do it, considering he can judge the time of day by the way the curse prowls in his chest, rising closer and closer to the surface. But it's habit, by now. Like knowing that five and seven make twelve, but still dutifully adding them together, just to be sure.
Still plenty of time, though, he thinks. Plenty of time before night properly falls, and plenty of time, he hopes, to get properly drunk to dull the pain of his partially-healed wounds and the change. ]
I'd have to be awfully drunk, though, for one of these farmers to manage keepin' the wolf down.
[ Because unlike Vasquez, Faraday assumes nothing.
The vampire had made it abundantly clear how little he enjoyed the experience of "dog-sitting," as he had so kindly put it.
In a few more nights, Faraday figures he'll be on his own; he doubts the man is looking for a repeat experience. ]