[That's the sort of thing Robin is here for. She's a keen observer, and wise to the means and modes of manipulation; she can see clearly that Lady Crocodile's charm is deliberate, is a role played beautifully and perfectly -- and feels an equal annoyance at the waiter's cloying attention.
So she lets herself take the place of foil; instead of the smaller woman's immaulate charm, she is cold, and looks down her long nose at the waiter with a pointed show of immunity to his questionable charm. Not rudeness, no -- she is, if nothing else, in the company of a woman who must show charm. But she can be the less charming one, and he spends much less time paying attention to her, resulting in the quicker relief of his departure.
The photograph is intriguing, and she carefully does not react immediately, studying it with a thoughtful purse of her lips.]
Tall, isn't he?
[A casual comment as she thinks him over.]
Salvador isn't his real name, of course. But it's got an interesting derivation. One might say even quixotic.
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So she lets herself take the place of foil; instead of the smaller woman's immaulate charm, she is cold, and looks down her long nose at the waiter with a pointed show of immunity to his questionable charm. Not rudeness, no -- she is, if nothing else, in the company of a woman who must show charm. But she can be the less charming one, and he spends much less time paying attention to her, resulting in the quicker relief of his departure.
The photograph is intriguing, and she carefully does not react immediately, studying it with a thoughtful purse of her lips.]
Tall, isn't he?
[A casual comment as she thinks him over.]
Salvador isn't his real name, of course. But it's got an interesting derivation. One might say even quixotic.
[Language nerd, thy name is Robin.]