[after just one drink, xichen's still pretty much himself with a bit less stiffness in is shoulders and a more genuine smile on his lips. or, he's more of the man he was before guanyin temple and his arrival on the ximilia.
but that fact is not something he shares, neither here nor there for his fellow orbers.
he's n his way home and inebriated enough though, that when he and kovacs cross paths and the man invites him for a night at the sindown -- well, tim lan does not have the reputation of refusing. not after the last few nights of drinking where they've crossed paths. so back to the sindown it is.
a round of drinks later and another he's sipping slowly, he's leaning back into his seat as he looks around the sindown. he is relaxed here, not sitting with back straight and shoulders squared as he normally does. there's laughter on his lips, teasing and playful words on his tongue laced with more familiarity than warmth that still manages to be distant.
they have some drinks behind them, a poker game ahead and if kovacs' has asked xichen has already encourage their next round of drinks.] You know, I'm quite surprised how similar these establishments are. No matter where you go, it seems. [he motions around the room with the glass he's holding in his hand.]
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but that fact is not something he shares, neither here nor there for his fellow orbers.
he's n his way home and inebriated enough though, that when he and kovacs cross paths and the man invites him for a night at the sindown -- well, tim lan does not have the reputation of refusing. not after the last few nights of drinking where they've crossed paths. so back to the sindown it is.
a round of drinks later and another he's sipping slowly, he's leaning back into his seat as he looks around the sindown. he is relaxed here, not sitting with back straight and shoulders squared as he normally does. there's laughter on his lips, teasing and playful words on his tongue laced with more familiarity than warmth that still manages to be distant.
they have some drinks behind them, a poker game ahead and if kovacs' has asked xichen has already encourage their next round of drinks.] You know, I'm quite surprised how similar these establishments are. No matter where you go, it seems. [he motions around the room with the glass he's holding in his hand.]