"Nothing to misunderstand," he confirms with a nod.
It's the most natural lie to tell, even if he has mixed feelings about having to tell it. But it really is for the best, he reminds himself.
They can shift to the much easier conversation now of insulting Tendi. "Yes, I'm afraid I don't quite understand Miss Maclean's taste in women either. I wouldn't want to end up the third person of that ménage à trois. No, no thank you... Goodness, now I know a little about how you must have felt. Sorry, I didn't mean to speak so flippantly about sensitive matters..." And tilting his head, he looks at Walter with the most gentle, sensitive look he can manage:
"How are things going with Ms. Quigley, by the way...?"
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Re: cw implied homophobia
Date: 2025-02-18 11:40 pm (UTC)It's the most natural lie to tell, even if he has mixed feelings about having to tell it. But it really is for the best, he reminds himself.
They can shift to the much easier conversation now of insulting Tendi. "Yes, I'm afraid I don't quite understand Miss Maclean's taste in women either. I wouldn't want to end up the third person of that ménage à trois. No, no thank you... Goodness, now I know a little about how you must have felt. Sorry, I didn't mean to speak so flippantly about sensitive matters..." And tilting his head, he looks at Walter with the most gentle, sensitive look he can manage:
"How are things going with Ms. Quigley, by the way...?"