OOM: Room 130
Mar. 12th, 2007 09:43 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
watching_youAs the sun sets, Veronica sits at the desk in her room, staring out the window at nothing. Though it's becoming darker in the room, she makes no move to turn on her lamp, despite the fact that soon it will be quite difficult to read the book spread open across her lap.
Truthfully, she hasn't even glanced at the book in over an hour.
Truthfully, she hasn't even glanced at the book in over an hour.
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Date: 2007-03-13 03:21 am (UTC)He stretches his legs out and settles back, hands behind his head.
"How about you? Settling in okay?"
His typically relaxed demeanor and conversational tone work well to camouflage the true weight of the question.
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Date: 2007-03-13 11:35 pm (UTC)She interrupts herself with a bite of brownie, and, "Mm - dese aah rearry goo' -" before swallowing, and then continuing.
"Anyway, I think it'd be good to get out of that Neptune headspace for a little while."
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Date: 2007-03-14 12:16 am (UTC)"Heh. Maybe the Landlord has your best interests at heart after all."
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Date: 2007-03-14 12:28 am (UTC)She shrugs, and half-turns to place her book onto her desk, face-down and propped open to the right page.
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Date: 2007-03-14 03:28 am (UTC)Indy pulls an unsavory face.
"Maybe we can just mark it down as tough love?"
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Date: 2007-03-14 03:32 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-14 03:44 am (UTC)He cranes his neck around the divider.
"...and checking out your bedroom."
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Date: 2007-03-14 03:53 am (UTC)"Are - are you propositioning me?"
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Date: 2007-03-14 04:00 am (UTC)He shrugs.
"I would've done it mid- or post-adventure in Marrakech, but I was still seeing Lil at the time."
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Date: 2007-03-14 04:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-14 04:14 am (UTC)"Yeah. That's what I figured."
"Not that I needed to offer anything beyond my rugged good looks, keen mind, and irresistable charisma, of course."
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Date: 2007-03-14 04:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-14 04:58 am (UTC)"Fine."
He lets out a half-snort, half-chortle.
"If you're gonna rely on Lilly's word and three movies for a value judgment on what you're missing out on, there's not much more I can do."
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Date: 2007-03-16 07:24 pm (UTC)"Besides, your movies were depressingly PG."
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Date: 2007-03-16 07:32 pm (UTC)He tries to keep the playful air intact, while also cultivating a look of pending grievance.
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Date: 2007-03-16 07:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-16 07:41 pm (UTC)Indy sighs melodramatically.
"But, hey... it's your loss."
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Date: 2007-03-16 07:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-16 07:51 pm (UTC)"You should prob'ly cite the result of this conversation on your dating resume. Withstood the charming advances of Indiana Jones."
He gives her a sage nod.
"It's a pretty impressive feat, y'know."
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Date: 2007-03-16 08:05 pm (UTC)"And also the fact that you're, uh, too old for me."
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Date: 2007-03-16 08:24 pm (UTC)"As if the rejection itself wasn't bad enough. You had to twist the knife, didn't ya?"
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Date: 2007-03-16 08:31 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-03-16 08:34 pm (UTC)"Good save."
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Date: 2007-03-16 08:42 pm (UTC)"You know me. Good at thinking on my feet."
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Date: 2007-03-16 08:58 pm (UTC)He smiles at her, and after a moment's consideration, he moves on, adopting a slightly more careful tone.
"On a less frivolous note, you, erm, had any more panic attacks since... that night?"
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