[ Astarion just laughs, triumphant in his victory. ]
Oh, don't blame Midnight, [ he teases. ] Honestly, even if he had kept his mouth shut, I'm quite sure I would've been able to guess about your sleeping habits. You have that air about you.
[ By which he means, the air of an incorrigible overachiever and busybody. Astarion can't fault the man too much for it; he'd made this little venue a reality and Astarion is hoping it will serve him well. But it is fun to watch him squirm. ]
On the contrary, I've stayed up plenty of nights, [ Astarion counters. ] I just didn't spend them studying.
[ Okay, so maybe that's just a connotation of the phrase "pulled an all-nighter," but in Astarion's defense, this is his first time ever having the term explained to him. (Plus, he'd wanted to win.) Still, for a moment, he considers just how truthful his answer may have been. He knows he'd been a magistrate before he died; surely such a role required a significant amount of study. Perhaps even enough to stay up all night, once or twice...? His expression grows contemplative for a moment—and then he shrugs. ]
Not that I can remember, anyway. [ He waves a hand as if brushing aside his own musing. ] Really, maybe you'd all have had better luck if you'd asked after something more memorable. "Never have I ever seen a beholder," for example, or "Never have I ever set someone on fire." You know, something fun.
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Oh, don't blame Midnight, [ he teases. ] Honestly, even if he had kept his mouth shut, I'm quite sure I would've been able to guess about your sleeping habits. You have that air about you.
[ By which he means, the air of an incorrigible overachiever and busybody. Astarion can't fault the man too much for it; he'd made this little venue a reality and Astarion is hoping it will serve him well. But it is fun to watch him squirm. ]
On the contrary, I've stayed up plenty of nights, [ Astarion counters. ] I just didn't spend them studying.
[ Okay, so maybe that's just a connotation of the phrase "pulled an all-nighter," but in Astarion's defense, this is his first time ever having the term explained to him. (Plus, he'd wanted to win.) Still, for a moment, he considers just how truthful his answer may have been. He knows he'd been a magistrate before he died; surely such a role required a significant amount of study. Perhaps even enough to stay up all night, once or twice...? His expression grows contemplative for a moment—and then he shrugs. ]
Not that I can remember, anyway. [ He waves a hand as if brushing aside his own musing. ] Really, maybe you'd all have had better luck if you'd asked after something more memorable. "Never have I ever seen a beholder," for example, or "Never have I ever set someone on fire." You know, something fun.
[ He's kidding. Probably. ]