[For all that he's enjoying himself with the whole party thing, it doesn't hurt to take a break every now and then, especially not when some of the locals ask too many damn questions about his marriage. He'd ducked out through some side door with the excuse of wanting a cigarette break, a habit he'd dropped in the late 90s and has picked up again now in a useless attempt to manage his nerves. It's strange, thinking about tar in his lungs, smoke damaging his throat, all these things he never had to worry about, before.
He's preoccupied with tapping ash off the end of the cigarette, lost in his own thoughts, when a young woman comes bursting out as if she's being chased by something. He startles a little, peering over to see what the drama is about, but there's only Ellie, catching her breath.]
Mmhmm. [It's a non-committal response to her excuse, one of his eyebrows arching up.] You alright?
[The answer is pretty obvious, but he's not about to tell her she looks like she's struggling. That's just rude, even for a demon.]
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He's preoccupied with tapping ash off the end of the cigarette, lost in his own thoughts, when a young woman comes bursting out as if she's being chased by something. He startles a little, peering over to see what the drama is about, but there's only Ellie, catching her breath.]
Mmhmm. [It's a non-committal response to her excuse, one of his eyebrows arching up.] You alright?
[The answer is pretty obvious, but he's not about to tell her she looks like she's struggling. That's just rude, even for a demon.]