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 Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 3:44 pm
If Tommy had taken his light point of being a street kid, he only looked a little worried. Suited Duke fine. Peering at his small white tea cup, as though wondering where his drink had gone, Duke pushed it to the end of the table, rearraging shirt, pendant and wristbands. The bandana tied around his head was left untouched, obviously already in its right place as far as Duke was concerned.
"A very wise plan, amico. Pay now, and you get many benefits." Duke absently patted his own pocket, wishing it was true for all. He didn't want to bring a down to the conversation and instead turned his attention to the window for a moment. The rain had alliviated. That was good. He wouldn't be sopping wet when he eventually left the small cafe. Wiggling his fingers, cracking them, Duke sighed. "So... Italy in the morning... Siete preparati per la nostra lingua?" Duke laughed a little, pushing his fluffy hair back from his forehead. "Sicuro, mólto conoscere l'inglese, ma conoscere l'italiano è buono anche!"
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Posted: Sat Jul 22, 2006 10:22 pm
"Yeah, Italy in the morning..." is all I can get out before I'm flooded with barrage of Italian phrases. Huh...all I can do is grin sheepishly and chuckle. I just wave a finger around my ear and grin. "Yeah...huh...I took Latin in high school. Now, I'm wondering what you just said. Not cursing me out, are you?" I ask in a joking manner.
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Posted: Sun Jul 23, 2006 2:45 am
Duke chuckled and shook his head. Latin was alright, but knowing proper Italian would help him more. Wiping at his eyes, calming his quiet laughter, Duke pushed up his bandana and smirked mischieviously, watching Tommy become a little worried from his quick succession of Italian phrases.
"Do not worry, amico. You will know if I am cursing you, they sound quite similar. That, and the English versions sound so much better." Chuckling again, Duke watched the waitress take his tea cup. He wondered if he should by another, but decided something sweeter might be more appetising. Getting up from his seat and looking over the sweet foods board, Duke ordered a stack of pancakes to chew on before making a move. Handing over his money, he sat back and waited, bringing with him two forks, handing one to Tommy.
"Might as well share. Not often I have the money to spend." Duke said, sitting down again and settling down, silver grey eyes closing momentarily and he sighed deeply and let his head fall back. "Sheesh, looks so dull out there, doesn't it?"
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Posted: Mon Jul 24, 2006 12:00 pm
"Yeah...tell me about it. It gets like this every night though during the summer without fail. You get used to it I guess...the gloom that is."
I sigh and glance out the window before something comes to mind, "What do you do for a living? That is...if you don't mind me asking." I say as I accept the fork. The guy looked to be of the artist sort, wonder if I'm right.
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Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 6:41 am
Accepting the plate of pancakes from a waitress as Tommy looked out the window and talked, Duke set the stack between the two of them and dug into his side, drenching the treat in syrup. Chewing, contemplating his answer, licking his lips to stall for time.
"Pozzo..." Swallowing, Duke waved around his fork a little, scratching at his nose with the prongs in what seemed to be a practiced movement. "I am a bit of a macabre artist. The gente bizzarra on the streets like 'em, so I get commissioned to do certain pieces of artwork and I sell them on, either as originals to the commissioners or prints to the public. Makes a bit of soldi, and I ain't complaining." Duke cut himself another lump of pancake with the edge of his fork. "S'why I don't want to go home yet. I won't see that cash when I wake up, I tell you that now." Duke laughed sombrely, silver eyes glazing over a little, but he didn't let it faze him.
"What about you. How do you earn money in the acadamy?"
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Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:42 pm
Hah! I was right! And macabre too...Damn, I'd actually like to see his work. Sounds right up my ally.
"Me? They give us a certain amount a month depending on which year we are. Pretty much just an allowance to get by. They provide you with room and board so we don't need much."
So as not to be impolite, I take a bite from the pancakes as well. Washed down by my spiked coffee...mmm mmm good.
"One of my favorite painters of all time has got to be Dali though...you have any famous painters that influence your style?"
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