<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=316970.msg15304814#msg15304814">Quote from: Metraxa on 06-03-2020, 21:57:08</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote"><strong>Gordon Briggs</strong><br/><br/> "A little birdie told me you're close to Alex. Maybe know a thing or two about getting things for people. Is that right?"<br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div>The man is a hand-span shorter than Gordon.<br/><br/>"You Americans. Boring, boring, boring. I don't know what Alex sees in him. Do you dance?"<br/><br/>(The interview ends if Gordon does not).<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">The Dance</div><div class="spoiler_body">It might be a tango, Gordon probably isn't sure, but it is certainly very close. As Martin is the shorter man he allows Gordon to lead. The dance floor is packed, warm, noisy, no one is critiquing his footwork, it's difficult to do much more than jostle lightly against other couples while slowly turning. It does let Martin whisper in his ear.<br/><br/>"Relax, enjoy yourself, your virtue is safe tonight. But won't Alex be fiercely jealous when he hears that I have a pet American too? We all love Alex, but he has to have everything, all the wealth, all the connections, the risque Uncle out in the Black Forest."<br/><br/>The Black Forest is a vast part of the region, without specific directions you would be as likely to find one specific dust bin in New York City.<br/><br/>"The fact that Alex isn't here tonight must mean that he's up to no good with that American of his. I don't know where. But tomorrow is Thursday, and on Thursdays he always has lunch with his Auntie, Matilda Geier. Yes, that one, very rich. They dine at Dicke Wirtin, right around the corner from here, which is scandalous, very working class, but you know how eccentric the rich get."<br/><br/>As the piece ends Martin guides Gordon off the dance floor after one more licentious whisper. "Come back any time. Just say the word and I'll show you pleasures you haven't dreamed of." He smiles broadly and laughs.<br/></div></div>