<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/0/0a/Rudy_reyes.jpeg)</div><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Santiago,</span><em>First Mate and "Public Relations"</em><br/>2519, present day<br/><em>Man's Ruin</em>, Eavesdown Docks, Persephone<br/>Tagging - Thalia Linnea<br/>Location - With Thalia<br/><hr/><br/><em>"I guess there are still some things you don't know about me."</em><br/><br/>"Oh, I<em>know</em>there's a-plenty I don't know about you, Thalia, just... I didn't know what I didn't know, you know?"<br/><br/>Then I made my move.  And she made hers, too!<br/><br/>She didn't hold back one iota with that hard slap across my face.  I was ready for it, but it still put on a mite bit of hurt on me!<br/><br/>Then the insult to the injury.  She emptied her champagne right down the front of my suit.<br/><br/><em>"Don't tell me you didn't have it coming!"</em><br/><br/>"Uh, uh, I'm sorry, ma'am, my apologies..."  Her reaction was perfect.  So perfect that even though I may have caught her a bit by surprise at the timing, she knew what the plan was.  Whether her word and actions was an act or genuine, I couldn't tell the difference, and I wasn't acting all apologetic, I was<em>being</em>ashamed at my behavior!<br/><br/>She handed me the glass and went on her way, and I was standing there, holding my glass and hers, eyes on me and words being exchanged about me.<br/><br/>I finished my glass and set them both on the tray of a passing server, then walked toward nearby bar to get some napkins to dry my own self off a bit.<br/><br/><br/>