Show and tell, it is! This gift exchange just got a whole lot more interesting.
[Anders gives a lopsided smile to show he only means to tease with the comment. To counterbalance how off-putting Wonderland interfering in their dreams had been, he'd made an agreement with himself to be as insufferably blase in the public eye as he could manage. A stiff upper lip, as it were.
If anyone made the mistake of thinking him a leader, he might be able to pass it off as leading by example, but really, he just has a knack for faking it until he makes it. Or just plain faking it.]
By the sounds of it, I won't be disappointed by your repertoire--you had me at "mage-type" soul tricks. How do you normally get warmed up? Do you need some special preparation before we swap our trade secrets?
[Anders is ready to go any time, though the kid does have a point that they'd do well to find another venue before one or both of them start setting off fireworks. The poor tablecloths may never recover.]
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[Anders gives a lopsided smile to show he only means to tease with the comment. To counterbalance how off-putting Wonderland interfering in their dreams had been, he'd made an agreement with himself to be as insufferably blase in the public eye as he could manage. A stiff upper lip, as it were.
If anyone made the mistake of thinking him a leader, he might be able to pass it off as leading by example, but really, he just has a knack for faking it until he makes it. Or just plain faking it.]
By the sounds of it, I won't be disappointed by your repertoire--you had me at "mage-type" soul tricks. How do you normally get warmed up? Do you need some special preparation before we swap our trade secrets?
[Anders is ready to go any time, though the kid does have a point that they'd do well to find another venue before one or both of them start setting off fireworks. The poor tablecloths may never recover.]