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scourgeofpiracy) wrote in
milliways_bar2015-10-09 10:34 pm
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James is sitting by the fire in his shirtsleeves - a serviceable but not particularly fine shirt - enjoying a drink and a pipe while he makes the most of his leisure time.

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Feel free to stop her, James, she has this tendency to make people quite dizzy with this routine.
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He watches her with bemusement, eyebrows raised.
"Doesn't that make you dizzy?" he calls over after a while.
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She whirls to a stop in front of him, holding the tablet in the crook of one arm. "Does it... No, not really? I mean, I'm not really looking at where I'm going, I'm watching the tablet. It's like that head thing ballet dancers do."
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"I don't know about ballet, but I suppose that makes sense. A fixed point." He smiles up at her. "Good evening, I'm James."
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He looks at her feet.
"I'm sorry, I interrupted your - exercise."
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"If you're sure. I could walk around with you if you like, to keep talking."
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"Then I won't ask you to sit", he says easily, "unless you prefer to fidget off your feet."
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"Not such that I can't put up with it. And you move very gracefully."
It's the colour and impressive length of her hair that's caught his attention right now, though.
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"So you got a name?"
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"James", he says with a note of apology in his voice for the omission. "And may I ask yours?"
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"It's very striking." He smiles. "And not something I see at home, either dyed or natural."
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"Do you blend them together yourself?" he asks with interest.
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"That must be a sight to see, the streaks of colour standing out. Does it take very long to complete?"
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"Very much so." He slants a grin. "Though I fear it would attract even more comment in my world."
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"Pink?" James raises his eyebrows. "Do you think so?"
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