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[withloadedguns]

Don't think I need any lessons.

[ooc: What it says on the tin. Pretty much. Ah hem hem.]

Comments

[boutant]

[ Well, she has been in France for five years. Besides, the mechanics don't mean he doesn't need help. ]

Yes, it is. Most men just don't want to admit that they might need help.

[withloadedguns]

"Help."

[boutant]

Yes. Help.

[ She is going to be incredibly embarrassed about this conversation later, but... ]

Knowing Tab A goes into Slot B doesn't necessarily mean you're doing a decent job.

[withloadedguns]

Is that what you thought I meant?

[boutant]

What did you mean?

[withloadedguns]

Seemed like a lot of people were elaborating on...the basics.

I think I've got those covered.

[boutant]

So you know where Tab A goes.

... Is that it?

[withloadedguns]

Yeah.

For a start.

[boutant]

'For a start'.

You're not convincing me you don't need lessons.

[withloadedguns]

Yeah?

["You saying you want proof?"]

[boutant]

[ Guess who didn't catch the unspoken bit there. ]

Yeah.

[withloadedguns]

All right.

Maybe I ought to convince you.

[boutant]

[ Welp, she's got it now. ]

I have never been hit on so much in my life as I have while I've been in this City.

[withloadedguns]

That's a surprise to me.

[boutant]

[ He is way, way too good at knowing how to flirt with her and stroke her ego. Come on Ariadne, snap out of it. ]

Thank you. [ Or turn a bit red, that works. ] I think it's the whole... not carrying about my wardrobe too much thing.

[withloadedguns]

Maybe.

I never noticed.

[boutant]

Clothing-wise, everything is probably a bit different than what you're used to.

[ Corsets? She has no idea. Stop thinking about that. ]

[withloadedguns]

Yeah. A bit.

[Understatement of the year. Women in pants. Not that the bifurcation of the female form is anything new, and a woman can wear pants, if she needs to, but to see it done so regularly. Surprising. ...moving on...]

[boutant]

[ ...nope, going to ask about the corsets anyway. ]

Were corsets a thing then?

[withloadedguns]

For ladies.

[This is actually a double reference. Y'see, women would wear them. But ladies would be sure to wear them. Other types of women? Possibly not.]

[boutant]

[ p a u s e

This pause mostly consists of Ariadne wondering if that means he knows how to take them off.

Ahem. ]

The sort of ladies who'd slap you if you offered to show off your technique?

[withloadedguns]

Some of them.

[boutant]

And what, the others swoon?

[withloadedguns]

They expect to get paid.

[boutant]

Classy.

Do they charge as much as you do?