Eddox breaks their Perfect Andan character at Seyli's answer. They jerk to stop and say, "Wait, seriously? None?" That doesn't process for several reasons. They notice Seyli's polite stare and then straighten their posture and slip back into Perfect Andan mode. "Forgive me, it just wasn't what I was expecting to hear."
They buy a few precious seconds as they pick up their bun and take a few more bites. "I suppose it would be hard to keep lovers in your line of work," Eddox says on pure supposition. They have no idea in truth, but they can guess people with guns and muscles would have little time for domestic affairs. "It's practically my job to have them, so it's strange to me." Oh, now they are going to think they are a courtesan. Well, they are flustered now, and Seyli's sympathetic and earnest attention isn't helping. Nor are their arms or that genuine looking smile they keep favoring them with.
"I do have several house plants," they add idiotically. "My planet is only just beginning terraforming work. Plants are precious solace." So are lovers, but they don't want to slip again.
Re: Eddox enters the Ballroom. And so does Seyli
They buy a few precious seconds as they pick up their bun and take a few more bites. "I suppose it would be hard to keep lovers in your line of work," Eddox says on pure supposition. They have no idea in truth, but they can guess people with guns and muscles would have little time for domestic affairs. "It's practically my job to have them, so it's strange to me." Oh, now they are going to think they are a courtesan. Well, they are flustered now, and Seyli's sympathetic and earnest attention isn't helping. Nor are their arms or that genuine looking smile they keep favoring them with.
"I do have several house plants," they add idiotically. "My planet is only just beginning terraforming work. Plants are precious solace." So are lovers, but they don't want to slip again.