[She sounds, for lack of a better word, pleased by the whole idea. Not that she thinks it's true, of course. She smiles (a very small edge of teeth) and lifts her hand to set her chin over her knuckles, giving him an easy direct look. He's a sight - mussed and half-rested, his shirt rumpled. If they weren't brothers in arms, so to speak, his lack of a coat would be inconsiderate - too casual by far. But here they are. Someone would have to strike fifty years from the record before she thought to be embarrassed by the lack of care.]
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[She sounds, for lack of a better word, pleased by the whole idea. Not that she thinks it's true, of course. She smiles (a very small edge of teeth) and lifts her hand to set her chin over her knuckles, giving him an easy direct look. He's a sight - mussed and half-rested, his shirt rumpled. If they weren't brothers in arms, so to speak, his lack of a coat would be inconsiderate - too casual by far. But here they are. Someone would have to strike fifty years from the record before she thought to be embarrassed by the lack of care.]