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Ramon is in the bar and is not in a good mood at all. No particular reason, he just gets like that sometimes. Company could either make it worse, or better, depending on who you are and what you have to say. Either way, he'd like to talk to someone because being pissed off on your own is never as much fun.

[OOC: Irish firebomb!tag: Fiona Glenanne]

[OOC: 2:30am and I have to hit the hay. Am around for slowtimes...well, until forever, practically. Catch y'all tomorrow!]

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Fiona gives him a long look, sipping her beer. Nothing but her own, carefully honed sense of self-preservation.

"We're talking, señor. Don't get ahead of yourself."

He grins, winningly.

'You know you want to. And hey, I can keep my hands to myself.'

He raises them in a gesture of surrender, as if to prove what he says.

There's a glimmer of a smile at that and she licks her lips, looking down at the table.

When she looks back up, there's a fire in her eyes. "So tell me about you."

He sees the look and loves it. He knew he wasn't wrong about her.

'What do you want to know? I'm an open book; just ask.'

She slits her eyes, pondering. "Wife? Kids?"

'No wife. She died about fifteen years ago. Seven kids, four of them are dead and I don't see the other three.'

He ponders that one for a moment, then amends;

'Well, I'm seeing the youngest this summer. But apart from that, I don't see them.'

For the record, he is wearing a wedding ring. He never takes it off but it's nothing to do with his wife.

He is cold, she observes, her eyes carefully impassive. Four of his children dead and not even the inkling of crocodile tears.

"Lovers?"

This man is a storm of appetites. She can already guess the answer.

He chuckles lewdly.

'Yes, of course.'

He can't think she'd expect any other response, especially as he's already hit on her more than once.

And yes, he is cold. But also honest, emotionally.

"Of course." She hums slightly, watching his eyes. "You know, I've met a few god types passing through here, but you're the closest I've come to meeting the Devil himself."

Well, now she's just flattering him. He laughs and looks surprised.

'How do you come to that conclusion?'

He's honestly curious.

Maybe it's the straight razor gaze. Maybe it's the power dynamic that's been shifting beneath her feet like so much quick sand ever since she sat down. Maybe it's the way his cologne is having exactly the right effect on her. Who knows?

"Just a hunch. But in my line of work, you learn to trust your gut."

He smiles slowly and leans forward, eyes shining with amusement. And perhaps something else.

'The Devil is renowned for being great in bed, you know. You should try me out, see if the resemblance continues.'

He's kidding. Unless she says yes, obviously.

"He's also the Prince of Lies," she drawls, grinning broadly, shifting her weight forward as well. "But I hear he's got a billy goat's stamina."

'I don't lie. There's no need.'

The smiles broadens into a grin too; his eyes drop to her lips then lift back to her eyes.

'But he and I obviously have the stamina in common.'

She makes a sad little noise in the back of her throat.

"It would never last, señor. I think I might break you."

'Oh really?.'

He smirks, all confidence.

'I'm pretty sure that sounds like a challenge to me.'

Her eyes flash, and she inhales deeply, leaning back in her chair as she stretches her arms over her head.

"No. No challenge." The Cheshire Cat would be put to shame by the grin on her face. "Simply an observation."

His eyes flash too, but its anger more than anything. Frustration too, but mostly anger.

'This game is starting to try my nerves,' he says, with forced lightness.

'But if you want to take your time, I suppose I have no choice but to wait.'

"No, you don't," she croons, deciding that a tactical retreat is really the best option at this point. "But if it was easy -- If I was easy, you'd never respect me. And I wouldn't last ten minutes alone with you if you didn't respect me, would I?"

She gets up from her chair and leans down to place a chaste kiss on his cheek. "Ciao, bella."

There's no guarantee he'll respect her anyway and the other option briefly flashes across his mind. But...no.

'Yeah, I'll see you around, Fiona.'

Hell yeah, she will. And he's left pondering I wouldn't last ten minutes with you.... Christ. Does she want more than ten minutes?

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