The first two minutes, Mark spends with his eyes fixed hungrily on the far door. Kareen - beautiful, lovely, gracious Kareen, whom Duv Galeni actually likes and converses with willingly - can't be that far away. Right? She'll be back any moment, and she'll start up a conversation with...No, you know what, this is what he's imagining, so he's not even going to wish that Galeni's going to get favored with the glory of some Kareenish conversation. She'll be back, and she'll lean over and just whisper in his ear alone. Perfect.
But it becomes clear, eventually, that Kareen and Delia aren't coming back. Maybe their attention genuinely is elsewhere, or maybe it was decided that the two of them Needed To Talk - Kareen had made some noises like that when he'd made noises about his dismay over this visit, that she liked her family all being united, and that Galeni is part of the family and so is Mark so they need to at least sort of be on the same team.
And so he stares for those two minutes. And then he spends another forty-five seconds wandering over to the cheese tray and picking up tidbits and devouring them - in some moderation, admittedly, the whole Black Gang is as well-behaved as Lord Mark himself tonight. And then, finally, he turns back, and he ventures, "So - uh - I'm having a few troubles with some business ventures. On Komarr."
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Date: 29 Feb 2016 21:34 (UTC)But it becomes clear, eventually, that Kareen and Delia aren't coming back. Maybe their attention genuinely is elsewhere, or maybe it was decided that the two of them Needed To Talk - Kareen had made some noises like that when he'd made noises about his dismay over this visit, that she liked her family all being united, and that Galeni is part of the family and so is Mark so they need to at least sort of be on the same team.
And so he stares for those two minutes. And then he spends another forty-five seconds wandering over to the cheese tray and picking up tidbits and devouring them - in some moderation, admittedly, the whole Black Gang is as well-behaved as Lord Mark himself tonight. And then, finally, he turns back, and he ventures, "So - uh - I'm having a few troubles with some business ventures. On Komarr."