Basil-tofu
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- Posted: Mon, 06 Feb 2012 01:36:19 +0000
- 청 M I C H A E LccC H E U N G 청

- Love has earth to which she clings
- With hills and circling arms about--
- Wall within wall to shut fear out.
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- But Thought has need of no such things,
- For Thought has a pair of dauntless wings.
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Michael shot the other man a quizzical look, pointedly glancing out into the sea of businessmen and shady characters shifting and filling the darkened corners of the lounge. It wasn't the place to bring a woman, especially his fiancee, the quiet, meek type whose existence depended on her innocent, if flawed view of the world. He could only imagine her face if she ever entered such a place as Lair. Her thin eyes would bulge, perk little lips falling open like a bloated cod. As mush as it might pass as a normal, though reclusive club in the Cocktail Lounge, it was impossible to ignore the hosts, especially those barely two hairs out of childhood, lingering on the edges of the crowd. It would be amusing, he supposed, to watch the scales fall away, to see her confusion and fear as she tried desperately to rationalize what she saw before her… But only for a while. Soon he would grow annoyed with her idiocy, and the consequences were not worth the short moment of entertainment, especially if it risked the public image he had taken so much care to build.
He would not tell Kazama any of this. While he valued the man for his business and conversation, he was not fool enough to trust him. Nor did he wish to add to whatever information the man might already have of Michael's duel life.
"Hardly," he answered instead, shifting his perch on the bar stool. Rather than elaborate he reached into his pocket, pulling out a pack of cigarettes. He tapped one out, and let it dangle between his lips as he searched his pocket for his silver lighter. It was a present from his fiancee a year ago. Despite the sickly sweet message engraved onto it, he carried it around wherever he went. Just another piece of the mask he wore daily. Still, though would he only admit it with a laugh, he did like the sound it made as he flicked it closed. It was… satisfying, the sharp snap of finality brought only with the casual flick of his wrist.
No one had ever accused Michael of being a dramatist. If they had, he would have been inclined to agree.
"Here on business?" he asked around the still-unlit cigarette, glancing towards Kazama from the corners of his eyes. "Or for play?"
He barely caught Kazama's whispers over the noise of the club. Not his best? Michael had seen the way Kazama watched a room, his plans hidden from the world but intentions clear. Even if he wasn't at his personal best, he certainly was at the top of his game. Chuckling, Michael lifted a brow at the man. "I wouldn't know about that."
His fingers closed around the square metal lighter. Flicking it open, he held the quivering flame to his cigarette, sucking in the bitter smoke until the end glowed a greedy amber. He closed the lighter, snap, and stored it back in place. His fingers closed around the tobacco stick, pulling it away as he turned his head to expel a wispy stream away from his associate.
He waited patiently as Kazama spoke to the bartender, enjoying his tobacco and wine, sweet indulgences he rarely allowed himself at work or at home. His fiancee hated the smell of smoking, and he quickly found it easier to coddle this particular flaw rather than push the subject. It wasn't a particularly inconvenient sacrifice, he supposed. His visits to Lair were frequent enough to hold off the ache. Each and every one of them, in fact.
Michael took a quick survey of the room, easily picking out the hosts that had already arrived. It was still early, he supposed, or there would have been many more circling the crowd or escorting patrons through the guarded door. He didn't see his former favorite. Though it was possible the boy had yet to come out, he thought it more likely he was gone for good. Time to find someone new. He enjoyed the fluttery thrill that pricked his stomach at the thought. Picking a host was simultaneously his favorite and most disliked part of Lair.
Glancing back at Kazama, Michael was surprised to find the man pressing his fingers to his temple. He took a moment to regard the blond, taking in a long breath of smoke. He wasn't worried exactly, but…. "What do you say to a change of scenery? This noise in disturbing my day-end peace." He send Kazama a decidedly wicked grin, eyes glancing off towards the few hosts hovering at the edges of the room.


‹‹OOC: __[[Edited a little bit. Nothing important, just a few tweaks here and there to make it make more sense. Also... really weird types are gone]].__hope it's not really awkward to respond to... :/ ››










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