( She shouldn't really be surprised, but she always is when they send a woman. It could mean many things: that they don't take her seriously, that the woman across from her is disposable, or - least likely of all - that they think she's the best they have and qualified for the situation at hand. Maybe they're playing to Helena because they've paid enough attention to know how she picks men apart until their stitches are all pulled out and they're sagging into pieces.
Her eyebrow quirks, hold on her wine entirely even as she pauses very briefly before taking a sip.
The attitude and the accent doesn't quite make her smile, but there's part of her that can appreciate the swagger better on someone who isn't American. )
I was enjoying the view. ( Somehow she's able to make that sound somewhere between relaxed and dangerous, but maybe the second part comes from her natural sharpness. ) Would you like something to drink?
( She's summoning a waiter over even as she speaks - apparently she's getting something for herself, regardless. ) Have you been here before?
( If this is Guillermo's contact, she'll deserve a grilling. If she's not Guillermo's contact, she'll deserve a grilling. She has to wonder how well he knows this woman, or what the context of all this is. )
I APOLOGISE MY COMPUTER DIED A SAD DEATH and apple had to help me
Her eyebrow quirks, hold on her wine entirely even as she pauses very briefly before taking a sip.
The attitude and the accent doesn't quite make her smile, but there's part of her that can appreciate the swagger better on someone who isn't American. )
I was enjoying the view. ( Somehow she's able to make that sound somewhere between relaxed and dangerous, but maybe the second part comes from her natural sharpness. ) Would you like something to drink?
( She's summoning a waiter over even as she speaks - apparently she's getting something for herself, regardless. ) Have you been here before?
( If this is Guillermo's contact, she'll deserve a grilling. If she's not Guillermo's contact, she'll deserve a grilling. She has to wonder how well he knows this woman, or what the context of all this is. )