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[aigue]

Alright. [She nods to both of those. John is a last resort, and magic is out of the question. She can work with that.] I'll do my best.

[And she sips her coffee.]

You know, if I'm not allowed to flirt you aren't either. Now that you know you're doing it.

[advanced]

[She's very good at surprising him, and that makes him smile all of a sudden.]

You might need to tell me when I'm doing it, then.

[aigue]

Now that's hardly fair.

[She huffs, but it's a good natured huff.]

If you do it and don't realize I won't be inclined to stop you.

[advanced]

Pretty sure that, right there, is flirting.

[Or at least bordering on it, insinuating that she likes him flirting. He's still smiling, though.]

[aigue]

[Yeah no it is definitely flirting. She waves a hand.]

No, absolutely not. Being realistic is not flirting.

[advanced]

Is that so? So I could tell you that you were pretty and it wouldn't be flirting?

[If she's going to do it, then he's going to test out if he can actually do it too, since she seems to think he has it down.]

[aigue]

[Oh that isn't fair. If he really wants her to quit then he's making it really, really difficult.]

Absolutely not. It would simply be stating a fact, that's entirely different from flirting.

[advanced]

Okay, noted.

[He glances up at her, smile tilting the right side of his mouth up.]

Then you should know that you're pretty.

[aigue]

[She lifts her coffee to take another sip but holds off on that, unable to keep herself from smiling back at him and giggling. Her tail flicks back and forth as she hums.]

It would be rude of me not to do this, so thank you. You're very handsome yourself.

[And she sips her coffee.]

That is also a fact and not the least bit flirtatious.

[advanced]

[The tiniest hint of a flush touches his cheeks, which he doesn't even realise.]

Maybe I used to be once, but not so much any more. Besides, I heard you're already taken, so maybe you shouldn't be looking at other fellas.

[aigue]

[She notices it, though.]

He wouldn't want me to blind myself to the beauty of the world.

[That's... Okay, that one is cheesy.]

Besides, you still are. Ask any woman here.

[advanced]

He was the guy I saw you with when you were training with swords, right? Is that why he didn't like me?

[He might not always be the most socially astute, but even he picked up on Monty's chilly attitude towards him.]

[aigue]

Yes and yes. He gets jealous easily, even though his eyes wander even more than mine.

[Which she has no problem admitting, because that's just who Monty is.]

[advanced]

[That doesn't seem like a very healthy relationship on either side.]

Did you tell him that I wasn't interested? I ain't the kind of guy to come between a couple.

[aigue]

[No, no it is not.]

No, but I can let him know. I'm not sure if that will change anything, though.

[advanced]

No? Why not?

[He thinks he'd be set at ease to know that his potential rival had no interest.]

[aigue]

You're not interested, but I still am. Even if I quit flirting with you he knows that.

[advanced]

Renart.

[His tone flattens a bit, frown of concern at his brow.]

That's not right, you have someone. If you're not happy with him, leave him, but don't jerk him around or cheat on him.

[aigue]

[She purses her lips. Too late for that last one....]

You realize he's dating someone else here, right? I am happy with him, this is just how things are.

[advanced]

[His eyebrows raise, confusion growing.]

I didn't know that, and-- I didn't know you were okay with that.

[aigue]

I am. [Well, sort of. She gets jealous too, as much as Monty does.

She sits up a little more.]

He had a wife and mistress back home, this is just part of who he is.

[advanced]

I suppose as long as you're fine with it.

[He can't help that he still sounds a bit disapproving, but it's also mingled with some concern for her. She says she's okay, but he doesn't know any gal who's really okay with their fella cheating on them.]

[aigue]

It is what it is.

[They hadn't been given a choice in Between, and while they have that here she's gotten attached enough to Monty that his happiness (and her fear of him leaving her) overrides anything else.

She doesn't like that Bucky is still obviously disapproving, though. Normally she's very good at not caring about what other people think about her, but that isn't the case here and it's making her irritated with herself.

She drums her fingers on the table.]

You wanted to know more about Beowulf, right?

[advanced]

[He's disapproving because he doesn't think she seems to happy with it, no matter what she says. Her tone of voice, her choice of words, her body language... it makes him want to go around and talk to Monty about fidelity.

He can appreciate wanting to change the subject, though, so he does so with a gentleness that suggests he thinks she's hurting.]

Sure, tell me all about him.

[aigue]

[Renart shifts uncomfortably. This is why she tries to stay vague when people ask her about her relationship with Monty, she doesn't want to deal with people she likes judging her or being worried about her. It's... awkward. Needless to say she's very focused on her coffee and trying to think more about Beowulf than Monty.]

He liked defeating monsters. Obsessed with it, really. We spent hundreds of years traveling the world, looking for monsters. That, or running into humans who needed a hero for whatever reason.