[Sodium_noir] Hell is Other People

[Bill]

>   John Black, Abby, Kurt Morgan, Dr. Nekos
> Very Old Man, Bastet, Sidhe, Mage
> Lady Sinclair's
> 
> > 
> > Stephen smirks at the couple's flirtatious banter
> as
> > he takes John's 
> > card. He examines it briefly before slipping it
> into
> > the inside 
> > pocket of his charcoal suit jacket. "Mike's not
> the
> > owner?" Stephen 
> > asks, seeming confused by the way the two speak of
> > him and the fact 
> > that the store is called "Mike's place." John had
> > said, after all, 
> > that he runs the bookstore, not that he owns it.
> > 
> > Abby’s cough almost hides her laughter. The idea
> > of a Human Bookstore owner getting underfoot, Like
> a
> > Cat, well a big Hound in this case!
> > She waits for John to enlighten Stephen, not
> > trusting her control.
> 
> "No, I do own and operate the store. Mike's a dog
> that hooked up with me about a year ago. Unusually
> intelligent, I wouldn't describe myself as his owner
> so much as roommate. He's squatting at my place now
> and doesn't seem too interested in pulling his
> weight."
>    
>   "He's a very eloquent Mastiff though, says volumes
> with those eye and sighs."
>   Abby recalls the look Mike had given her and her
> girlfriends as he took over the couch.

"But I think he liked you a lot.  He wouldn't have
even stayed in the room otherwise.  He's sometimes
like a child who likes someone and shows it by
teasing.  An excellent judge of character, though." 
He raised his glass in salute to Abby and looked back
at Stephen.

"I wouldn't think a mathemetician would be interested
in an occult shop."  It was obviously a baited
question.

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"I swear, as God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."
-- Les Nessman

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