[ She doesn't take her hand back right away. Instead, she reaches out for the malt vinegar that sits against the wall, unscrews the cap and pours some on her fries. Bon appétit. ]
You are a trained assassin, and I suppose you think it would bother me. It may have, before this place. If you had told me that your name was Five [ which she says with hesitation, because it really isn't a name but something that she's grown quite fond of— ] and your job was to kill people, I do not think that we would be in the same position now.
However.
[ She drops the fry she was working on and looks at him with her elbows on the table, a true sign of a dignified lady. ]
If you truly think that I do not know what they are doing, you're wrong. My mama has meddled in many potential relationships in my family, and I am no stranger to knowing when people are doing the very same to me. You may be older than I am, but to them, we look the same. I think they think me to be foolish, but I am not.
So, you kill them. I will be the person who notices them and reports them to our superiors. My work will lead you directly to them, and we will both be complicit. I may not be the one twisting the knife, but I am the one who will be sat there each day, wa— [ she pauses and pulls back, a slight frown on her face. It all feels very personal, suddenly. She wasn't sure how much she liked that. It felt like the way he squeezed her hand, and Eloise cleared her throat before speaking again. ]
I will be at my post, waiting for you to return. Because they know that we are tied together, because it was the only way they'd let me come here. The Handler is no different than Lady Featherington. She never does something for free. There is always a play behind her moves. But if your contract expires before mine, I implore you to leave so that they do not get extra time out of you due to my contract.
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You are a trained assassin, and I suppose you think it would bother me. It may have, before this place. If you had told me that your name was Five [ which she says with hesitation, because it really isn't a name but something that she's grown quite fond of— ] and your job was to kill people, I do not think that we would be in the same position now.
However.
[ She drops the fry she was working on and looks at him with her elbows on the table, a true sign of a dignified lady. ]
If you truly think that I do not know what they are doing, you're wrong. My mama has meddled in many potential relationships in my family, and I am no stranger to knowing when people are doing the very same to me. You may be older than I am, but to them, we look the same. I think they think me to be foolish, but I am not.
So, you kill them. I will be the person who notices them and reports them to our superiors. My work will lead you directly to them, and we will both be complicit. I may not be the one twisting the knife, but I am the one who will be sat there each day, wa— [ she pauses and pulls back, a slight frown on her face. It all feels very personal, suddenly. She wasn't sure how much she liked that. It felt like the way he squeezed her hand, and Eloise cleared her throat before speaking again. ]
I will be at my post, waiting for you to return. Because they know that we are tied together, because it was the only way they'd let me come here. The Handler is no different than Lady Featherington. She never does something for free. There is always a play behind her moves. But if your contract expires before mine, I implore you to leave so that they do not get extra time out of you due to my contract.