[Her assessment was dead on. Despite his age, Kaiba was already running a major corporation- one that he'd left in jeopardy upon his arrival here. That fact was fueling his perpetual ire, there literally was no pleasing him at this juncture- not that he ever needed much encouragement to be off-putting.]
I assumed. [Said without any hesitation or fluctuation in tone. It would have been far more surprising if she could provide any of those key details.]
[Well... that was.... remarkably easy and kind of impressive. Out of all the people he had met here she was the only one that was capable of taking a hint. For an instance, he almost felt guilty for shutting her down, but he'd been straight with her. There was nothing for him to gain from this interaction.]
[Still there was a tension that remained whether it was actual or invented so he debated doing the courteous thing and giving her space and leaving the café. Looking to the bar table- then to her once more, he expelled a breath and aimed for the door. There had to be something he'd overlooked, some proverbial stone left unturned. The solution had eluded him for far too long. Reaching the door he opened it, to find himself met with more of that damnable wind. Bracing himself, and raising an arm to cover his face, he decided to press onward...
.. That was until the wind managed to whip the card-shaped locket right off his person. Letting go of the door, he made a scramble to catch it, but it clattered to the floor and slid across it until it tapped into Ann's shoe. The clasp had given way and the smiling face of a young boy beamed up at her.
Muttering something under his breath, Kaiba was forced to retreat inside the building, closing the door again] ... It's official, I preferred when there was no wind...
That certainly is a plus! He can't take those friendship speeches.
I assumed. [Said without any hesitation or fluctuation in tone. It would have been far more surprising if she could provide any of those key details.]
[Well... that was.... remarkably easy and kind of impressive. Out of all the people he had met here she was the only one that was capable of taking a hint. For an instance, he almost felt guilty for shutting her down, but he'd been straight with her. There was nothing for him to gain from this interaction.]
[Still there was a tension that remained whether it was actual or invented so he debated doing the courteous thing and giving her space and leaving the café. Looking to the bar table- then to her once more, he expelled a breath and aimed for the door. There had to be something he'd overlooked, some proverbial stone left unturned. The solution had eluded him for far too long. Reaching the door he opened it, to find himself met with more of that damnable wind. Bracing himself, and raising an arm to cover his face, he decided to press onward...
.. That was until the wind managed to whip the card-shaped locket right off his person. Letting go of the door, he made a scramble to catch it, but it clattered to the floor and slid across it until it tapped into Ann's shoe. The clasp had given way and the smiling face of a young boy beamed up at her.
Muttering something under his breath, Kaiba was forced to retreat inside the building, closing the door again] ... It's official, I preferred when there was no wind...