Well, as I told you previously — your left earlobe trembles a bit when you knowingly lie.
[ Using his tells in this instance might be cheating. He's somehow both more and less guarded than anyone other person she's ever met. He's warm and gregarious, quick to be physically affectionate; but there's also a thick veneer of performance in his manner. She just isn't sure where that veneer begins or ends. ]
You also mirror the person you're with, I assume to make them feel more at ease. It's hard to say if that's a habit born out of innate friendliness or self-preservation. Perhaps it's both.
And you were slower to pick up your utensils for this course and tilted your head slightly the first time you saw me eat the... [ Ugh! She jabs her fork at the pelmeni to indicate where the term is absent. ] This. The گوشت خمیر. You needed a second to acclimate to my [ blunder ] method. You don't mask your body language nearly as well as you might think.
[ As soon as she's finished saying all that, she frowns and sets her fork and knife down across one another. A muscle twitches in her throat. ]
I apologise. I think your liquor is a bit stronger than what I'm used to. That was... longwinded and inappropriate.
[ Don't look at his mouth, Joddani. Don't fucking do it. ]
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Well, as I told you previously — your left earlobe trembles a bit when you knowingly lie.
[ Using his tells in this instance might be cheating. He's somehow both more and less guarded than anyone other person she's ever met. He's warm and gregarious, quick to be physically affectionate; but there's also a thick veneer of performance in his manner. She just isn't sure where that veneer begins or ends. ]
You also mirror the person you're with, I assume to make them feel more at ease. It's hard to say if that's a habit born out of innate friendliness or self-preservation. Perhaps it's both.
And you were slower to pick up your utensils for this course and tilted your head slightly the first time you saw me eat the... [ Ugh! She jabs her fork at the pelmeni to indicate where the term is absent. ] This. The گوشت خمیر. You needed a second to acclimate to my [ blunder ] method. You don't mask your body language nearly as well as you might think.
[ As soon as she's finished saying all that, she frowns and sets her fork and knife down across one another. A muscle twitches in her throat. ]
I apologise. I think your liquor is a bit stronger than what I'm used to. That was... longwinded and inappropriate.
[ Don't look at his mouth, Joddani. Don't fucking do it. ]