[Claude shakes his head a little, guilty but firm.]
I think, no offense, it's probably best if we... stick to different circles. Somehow I don't think some of what I plan on investigating really uh- [A smirk, stupidly pleased with himself over a dumb pun.] syncs with all your noble Kingdom ideals, your kingliness.
[The teasing name, the stupid pun, all little ways to make it more light-hearted than what it really is. He's willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals and, in this case, that's going to mean schmoozing with a lot of people that Dimitri would probably rather see dead than ally with. But crime has it's place and technically everything on his short list so far is highly illegal.
Let Dimitri be his accidentally charming, naive self. Claude will get his hands dirty this time.]
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Date: 2021-01-29 10:44 am (UTC)I think, no offense, it's probably best if we... stick to different circles. Somehow I don't think some of what I plan on investigating really uh- [A smirk, stupidly pleased with himself over a dumb pun.] syncs with all your noble Kingdom ideals, your kingliness.
[The teasing name, the stupid pun, all little ways to make it more light-hearted than what it really is. He's willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish his goals and, in this case, that's going to mean schmoozing with a lot of people that Dimitri would probably rather see dead than ally with. But crime has it's place and technically everything on his short list so far is highly illegal.
Let Dimitri be his accidentally charming, naive self. Claude will get his hands dirty this time.]