[The girl's gaze falls to the gangster's hand as it makes its little motion, lingering slightly. It descends further in unspoken contemplation, and it's true that her father's been acting suspect. The amount of clandestine meetings he was having as far as this point only growing.
Slowly, taking significant care in her maneuvering, his captive slips hip down to the floor to unbend her legs. She's conscious of her skirt, keeping it in place to conceal thighs. She uncurls legs next to let them stretch long, heels going to meet, while she shifts to the wall behind her. From Alois' era, this is a rather brazen way to toy with someone, too. Men fluster over ankles; exposing so much stocking, and obviously, is really risqué, and he and girl both know it (he ought to, with his usual preference for clothes, but it's especially shameless if you're a lady). She acts as if it's nothing, doesn't even lid her snake-in-the-garden eyes at him.
No, once daintily situated, she folds her hands politely in her lap, and gives a faint worried sigh, before finally meeting his gaze once more.]
And, what will happen to him if he doesn't come up with the money? [What will happen to her. But she is a good and caring daughter. Father first.]
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Slowly, taking significant care in her maneuvering, his captive slips hip down to the floor to unbend her legs. She's conscious of her skirt, keeping it in place to conceal thighs. She uncurls legs next to let them stretch long, heels going to meet, while she shifts to the wall behind her. From Alois' era, this is a rather brazen way to toy with someone, too. Men fluster over ankles; exposing so much stocking, and obviously, is really risqué, and he and girl both know it (he ought to, with his usual preference for clothes, but it's especially shameless if you're a lady). She acts as if it's nothing, doesn't even lid her snake-in-the-garden eyes at him.
No, once daintily situated, she folds her hands politely in her lap, and gives a faint worried sigh, before finally meeting his gaze once more.]
And, what will happen to him if he doesn't come up with the money? [What will happen to her. But she is a good and caring daughter. Father first.]