If the Morbid Socialite was paying very close attention, they might have been able to notice a twitch in the lower eyelid. The Tailor tried to smile dismissively, agonizingly aware of the people around them. "'Sir' is acceptable," they said smoothly, "Though I couldn't say I know what you're referring to. Someone climbing the roof? I wonder who would do such a thing--or how you would be able to place such a person from so far!"
It was hardly the most graceful lie, admittedly. They'd already come in abruptly, after so many of the others, drawing more notice than they'd have liked. If rumor got out they'd been on the roof--
But if they could make the idea seem laughable...
"Now, I wonder what one would even find up there, besides bats? Do you think a student's gone and left some textbooks up there? Certainly not an easy place to pilfer." They cleared their throat. "Have we met someplace else, perhaps? Someone such as yourself may have frequented my employer, Mr. H_____, the tailor on the edge of Veilgarden. That might be where you know me."
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Re: Before Class
Date: 2025-06-14 03:26 am (UTC)If the Morbid Socialite was paying very close attention, they might have been able to notice a twitch in the lower eyelid. The Tailor tried to smile dismissively, agonizingly aware of the people around them. "'Sir' is acceptable," they said smoothly, "Though I couldn't say I know what you're referring to. Someone climbing the roof? I wonder who would do such a thing--or how you would be able to place such a person from so far!"
It was hardly the most graceful lie, admittedly. They'd already come in abruptly, after so many of the others, drawing more notice than they'd have liked. If rumor got out they'd been on the roof--
But if they could make the idea seem laughable...
"Now, I wonder what one would even find up there, besides bats? Do you think a student's gone and left some textbooks up there? Certainly not an easy place to pilfer." They cleared their throat. "Have we met someplace else, perhaps? Someone such as yourself may have frequented my employer, Mr. H_____, the tailor on the edge of Veilgarden. That might be where you know me."