frotag | THRONÉ

[she takes a sip of her drink, sinking down a bit.]

... I suppose. [she says, finally.] I've always liked dogs. Why?

Would you say you like animals more than people?

[she thinks about that.]

... I don't know. I think I like some animals more than some people. But not all.

Heh. Where does that place me, then?

[ he turns to her with a grin. ]

Woof woof.

[that gets her to smile a bit - halfhearted, but it's there!]

Better and worse than some dogs I've met. [SHE'S TEASING]

[ a smile is a smile! he'll take it. ]

Oh yeah? Tell me about one of these better dogs. I wanna scope out my competition.

Well, one of them is Temenos, so you'll have to work for that one.

[she says wryly, leaning back in her chair.]

Oof. And here I was expecting you to say Ichiwan...