Duplicity - IC Inbox

[amicustenebris]

You have reached the office of Mister Gold. I cannot answer you at the moment. Please leave a detailed message, and I will return your call at my earliest convenience.

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[donateblood]

[ Albus is also one of the people Johnny most regularly has sex with. ...This may be better brought up another time. ]

I'm happy for you. Genuinely so.

[amicustenebris]

[ Gold has pointedly been perhaps a bit too much of a gentleman with Albus -- he feels more like it is his duty to be, given his role. Also genuinely liking someone makes him a bit of a clueless idiot, so shoes do not easily come off of either foot. ]

Thank you. I suppose if I were unarranged we would not have the opportunity to do this, yes?

[donateblood]

I'd still have asked.

[amicustenebris]

Of course.

[ Turning his attention to the locale, perhaps because the longer they are up and about the more visible he is. ]

Should I have called ahead for a table?

[donateblood]

I did, in your name. I hope you don't mind.

[ Johnny's good at playing Submissive, though he carries himself still a little too much like someone who is used to holding the power of a room. It only takes a few words of conversation with the hostess--who initially didn't want to speak with him before he gestured at Gold--for them to be shown to their table. ]

[amicustenebris]

[ Gold, at the very least, plays it off well, keeping his bearing and knowing to use his position for what it was. But not without a passing glance of impressed admiration. ]

Very well handled.

[ So he can throw some of that weight around with someone else doing the talking? He could get used to that. ]

[donateblood]

[ If he can get the locals to be willing to listen to the Submissive, at least. That's one of the biggest problems Johnny has--getting the initial acknowledgement, whether or not he is speaking for a Dom. ]

They wouldn't let me order for us, though, so I'll have to depend on you for that.

[amicustenebris]

Well, that isn't very polite of them at all.

...Though I suppose that leaves me opening to ask you what you typically order.

[donateblood]

Wine, most often; I have a preference for dry reds. Port, sometimes, though they're often too sweet for my tastes--which usually amuses people when they hear. I have a terrible sweet tooth, you see.

[amicustenebris]

[ He stops a little short, there. ]

...Wine, you say. [ Is he a vampire or not? ]

[donateblood]

It's not a euphemism for anything else, Mr. Gold. I don't drink blood in polite company unless I am invited to.

[ The tiny flashes of his canines are visible when he talks, as is the split at the end of his tongue--Johnny makes no attempt to hide them. ]

[amicustenebris]

[ He drops his gaze to the menu. ]

I beg your pardon. The rules are not quite the same as I know them, I suppose.

[donateblood]

[ He nudges Gold lightly with a knee, dipping his head slightly. ]

I'm not offended. And I hope you won't feel as though you have to be careful when speaking with me. I don't mind talking about it at all.

In some stories, I believe my kind can't partake in anything but blood? I do not get the same sort of nourishment humans would from food and drink, but I taste it and I enjoy it.

[amicustenebris]

I suppose that's good to know. I don't exactly know any recipes for anything but human food.

...I forget at times just how many different worlds converge here.

[donateblood]

Do I make you uncomfortable? Does the reminder?

[amicustenebris]

No. [ Does he look uncomfortable? This need not be answered. ] Just doing what it is I seem to do best, which is acclimate slowly.

[donateblood]

Take all the time you need. If I have nothing else, I have plenty of that.

[amicustenebris]

That makes two of us, really.

[ When someone comes by to their their order for drinks, he keeps his preferences in mind. ]

One bordeax and one seltzer water, if you please.

[donateblood]

They have mocktails here--I made a point of making sure of it when I chose this place.

[ He remembers, from Gold's visit to Fangtasy, that the other man doesn't drink ]

As well as soft drinks and juice.

[amicustenebris]

Perhaps later. [He appreciates that he remembers, though.] This will do for now.

[donateblood]

All right. There aren't many options, but this place also provides light meals. And the band is well received.

[amicustenebris]

Perfect. Please choose whatever you like.

[ He glances over the potential offerings himself. ]

[donateblood]

Fries to share? It's easy to snack on and to talk around, without making a mess.

[amicustenebris]

[ Something about that pings almost nostalgic. Surprising at first, but welcome. ]

Perfect.

[donateblood]

[ Fries and wine, a winner's combination. ]

I'm going to bankrupt you at this rate, Mr. Gold.