essea: (21.)
ɪᴏʀᴠᴇᴛʜ. ([personal profile] essea) wrote 2024-12-27 11:06 pm (UTC)

[ "Affordable" earns Astarion a coy curl of Jessamine's perfect lips; nothing in this establishment was built on the back of "affordable". But― as shrewd as she's harmlessly vain― she taps a finger against her chin, considering, making a show of it.

"Well, there are some rooms for private use that I'm willing to let you use for less coin than usual. Just because you're so darling." A pause, followed by a sly little lilt. "Sadly, the Lover's Suite is less, ah, affordable, as you'd put it... Pity, since it's so lovely."

Ugh. An obvious sales tactic. Especially since Jessamine has taken it upon herself to tacitly address Iorveth with the last addendum, glancing back towards him as if she knows (correctly) that he's the one with the wallet. Beautiful people often come with utterly whipped patrons, after all.

Silence stretches for an awkward second, before Iorveth breaks it with a sigh.
]

The Lover's Suite, then. [ He gestures with one hand, blithe and dismissive. ] It's what he deserves.

[ Playing right into Jessamine's lovely hands. She claps, radiating triumph. ]

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