Eddy scoffed and rolled his eyes as he took the offered napkin and absently brushed down his front. The waitress, ever dutiful, brought a fresh glass.<br/><br/>"You make me sound like some pining princess..." he trailed off as he blotted at his shirt,<i>waiting for some knight to rescue me. </i>That created some hilarious imagery, Luke in full armor and Eddy high up in a tower. Rapunzel Rapunzel let down your grey hair...<br/><br/>Ridiculous.<br/><br/>It was incredibly rich that a person like Gabriel could still believe in something like fate or destiny, when neither had treated him all that kindly. But it was the knowledge of Gabriel's hard life that kept Eddy from disparaging that romanticism. He wasnt the kind to ridicule whatever brought comfort. Sometimes a hopeful lie was better than the bleak truth.