[ Social engineering is not always in her favor, either, given she was the 'ghoulish' child when growing up. He ought to see her at parties. A wonder she hasn't been banned from all future balls in London, given the fright other partygoers usually suffer by night's end.
Yes, she's always this intense, though usually it's quieter. Everyone (her most of all) is lucky that it isn't any louder. For now, the cobra in her soul stays coiled and dormant.
If anything, the tension nearly softens to something nearing amusement at his response, and her lips quirk a bit. This time, the humorous consideration is less cynical than her initial jest on arrival. (Ass-kicking?) ]
Vanessa.
[ A pause, then with a start she remembers her manners. Just because others are omitting their last names doesn't mean she needs to forget all propriety. ]
Ives. Vanessa Ives.
[ How embarrassingly slow of her. Vanessa's lack of sustenance might be catching up with her, and she leans a bit more into the gravestone for balance as a dizzy spell attempts to take her. She shakes it off. ]
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Yes, she's always this intense, though usually it's quieter. Everyone (her most of all) is lucky that it isn't any louder. For now, the cobra in her soul stays coiled and dormant.
If anything, the tension nearly softens to something nearing amusement at his response, and her lips quirk a bit. This time, the humorous consideration is less cynical than her initial jest on arrival. (Ass-kicking?) ]
Vanessa.
[ A pause, then with a start she remembers her manners. Just because others are omitting their last names doesn't mean she needs to forget all propriety. ]
Ives. Vanessa Ives.
[ How embarrassingly slow of her. Vanessa's lack of sustenance might be catching up with her, and she leans a bit more into the gravestone for balance as a dizzy spell attempts to take her. She shakes it off. ]