You don't; you like me. [It's okay, Viktor, being a pet names guy is perfectly reasonable and mild when your boyfriend is a sappy monster who writes romance novels and love letters. This is mild. Palamedes smiles at him fondly, only a bit teasing; it's cute when Viktor is fussy about these things, what can he say.] I'll practice my pronunciation later.
[Ah, and he looks down at his elbows all over this table, humming. Well— well, saved by the fish; he sits up some himself, although his elbows are still there, shamefully. Ahem.
He glances at Viktor, very good first question!! And - and oh, huh. Well, that diverts the course a bit. He says,] Huh!
[Like this waiter being clueless is a revelation, and then, as it occurs to him,] How long have you worked here? Just curious. It seems- exciting.
[This one gets another unhelpful response, 'a few months, sir,' and Palamedes does his very best to nod like that too is very interesting. Oh.]
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[Ah, and he looks down at his elbows all over this table, humming. Well— well, saved by the fish; he sits up some himself, although his elbows are still there, shamefully. Ahem.
He glances at Viktor, very good first question!! And - and oh, huh. Well, that diverts the course a bit. He says,] Huh!
[Like this waiter being clueless is a revelation, and then, as it occurs to him,] How long have you worked here? Just curious. It seems- exciting.
[This one gets another unhelpful response, 'a few months, sir,' and Palamedes does his very best to nod like that too is very interesting. Oh.]