29.Dec.13, 01:14 AM
S'bel broke out into laughter at the reaction his 'greeting' provoked. This at least, was probably genuine, though not as good natured as it may have appeared. S'bel had long since learned that with the way he acted, not many knew the difference between him laughing at them or with them. 'At' happened much more often than he let on. If this was any indication of how the rest of his afternoon would go, maybe S'bel would be sufficiently amused after all.
At the comment of his tardiness, S'bel seemed to halfway consider the young woman's words before he said with faux innocence, the smile never leaving his face, "Am I?" It was unclear, from his tone, whether he meant it as a joke or was genuinely unaware. The reality, of course, was that he was only too aware, but just didn't care. He watched her scoot a little closer, and didn't miss the look in here eyes. The one that told him he had her hook, line, and sinker. Though S'bel wasn't about to disparage in his mind her for that. Even if it was a little bit pathetic. Okay, so he wouldn't disparage her too much over it. It made things easier for him. after all. When someone looked at him like that, he never needed to question their opinion of him. It made things easy for him. Though with her next remark, he eased off the teasing to make sure it stayed that way.
"Hey now, I'd never forget about you," he reassured her, almost in awe of how incredibly tacky he sounded to his own ears. S'bel had to wonder if anyone who was actually sincere said shit like that. Then again, he had met plenty of people who absolutely ate up flattery, even the incredibly cheesy variety, so maybe other human beings were capable of such hackneyed thoughts and sentiments, or maybe people who accepted it were just delusional. Either way, S'bel wouldn't be surprised. And even if he ever overdid it, S'bel made sure that most of what he said could be played off as some kind of joke as a backup plan. "You ready to go then?" he asked her, eyes similarly rising to the sky to focus in on the murky hide of Ipsyth.
He hardly waited for an answer before he headed off, strolling toward where Ipsyth circled down. S'bel ran his hand over the dragon's neck a few times, before he turned back to Sennia. Ipsyth also regarded her with some attention, probably mulling over what it was she reminded him of now that he had a face to match the name. S'bel held up the straps in his hands. "Brought these to make the ride steadier, though it will take a few to get them on," he turned to Ipsyth to start at the task, though a thought seemed to strike him and he looked at the girl once again with a sly smile on his face. "You aren't still nervous on dragon back are you?"
At the comment of his tardiness, S'bel seemed to halfway consider the young woman's words before he said with faux innocence, the smile never leaving his face, "Am I?" It was unclear, from his tone, whether he meant it as a joke or was genuinely unaware. The reality, of course, was that he was only too aware, but just didn't care. He watched her scoot a little closer, and didn't miss the look in here eyes. The one that told him he had her hook, line, and sinker. Though S'bel wasn't about to disparage in his mind her for that. Even if it was a little bit pathetic. Okay, so he wouldn't disparage her too much over it. It made things easier for him. after all. When someone looked at him like that, he never needed to question their opinion of him. It made things easy for him. Though with her next remark, he eased off the teasing to make sure it stayed that way.
"Hey now, I'd never forget about you," he reassured her, almost in awe of how incredibly tacky he sounded to his own ears. S'bel had to wonder if anyone who was actually sincere said shit like that. Then again, he had met plenty of people who absolutely ate up flattery, even the incredibly cheesy variety, so maybe other human beings were capable of such hackneyed thoughts and sentiments, or maybe people who accepted it were just delusional. Either way, S'bel wouldn't be surprised. And even if he ever overdid it, S'bel made sure that most of what he said could be played off as some kind of joke as a backup plan. "You ready to go then?" he asked her, eyes similarly rising to the sky to focus in on the murky hide of Ipsyth.
He hardly waited for an answer before he headed off, strolling toward where Ipsyth circled down. S'bel ran his hand over the dragon's neck a few times, before he turned back to Sennia. Ipsyth also regarded her with some attention, probably mulling over what it was she reminded him of now that he had a face to match the name. S'bel held up the straps in his hands. "Brought these to make the ride steadier, though it will take a few to get them on," he turned to Ipsyth to start at the task, though a thought seemed to strike him and he looked at the girl once again with a sly smile on his face. "You aren't still nervous on dragon back are you?"