"No!" he snaps back - and he's not. Hythlodaeus can take whoever he likes to bed. He and his friend had their time together.
Unfortunately(?) his raised voice draws the attention of the shopkeep, who is finally done with their previous customer. They approach with a smile, asking how they might help the pair whilst their eyes dart uncertainly towards Hades.
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Date: 2026-01-14 01:31 pm (UTC)There are probably good, graceful ways to handle this. But what Hythlodaeus does is raise a hand to cover Hades's eyes, as one would a child's.
"Oh, nothing you need concern yourself with. Come now, we came here for something else, remember?"
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Date: 2026-01-14 01:58 pm (UTC)He sounds terribly offended by this lack of knowledge.
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Date: 2026-01-14 02:05 pm (UTC)"But in this instance... Let us just say that the taverns I perform at have, mm, all sorts of visitors."
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Date: 2026-01-14 03:43 pm (UTC)His cheeks abruptly go red.
"I... I see." He turns away, crossing his arms tightly. "And how, pray tell, did you even recognise them as such? Did you...?"
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Date: 2026-01-14 03:51 pm (UTC)"Oh, no. But some of the regulars work in... that field. I hear very curious stories from them!"
He grins his most shite-eating grin and nudges Hades with an elbow.
"Why, are you jealous?~"
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Date: 2026-01-14 04:32 pm (UTC)Unfortunately(?) his raised voice draws the attention of the shopkeep, who is finally done with their previous customer. They approach with a smile, asking how they might help the pair whilst their eyes dart uncertainly towards Hades.