"We can surely only hope," Jade agrees, mirroring the fairly audible weariness on Skulduggery's part with a dryly matching sort of his own. ...They're still too close to the vicinity of the dining room for the slight tension to ease out of his shoulders just yet--present ever since the very beginning of that paltry excuse of a dinner party, really--and something of a mild headache is honestly beginning to form at this point, to doubtlessly persist for the rest of the night as time is spent mulling over all this new information later. ...Still, it would seem they've weathered the worst of some kind of storm here? For now, anyway...
But then Skulduggery makes his assumption, and--well, actually, it shouldn't be so surprising at all. (Because it was pretty obvious, really, all things considered...) All the same, something vaguely startled flickers across Jade's features anyhow, before settling back into a wry sort of smile. He nods, a bit. "You do assume right--we're fairly acquainted...and truthfully, I can't even claim to be at all shocked it'd be her pulling a stunt like that. We first met when she broke into my room and punched me in the face, several weeks ago..."
--And here, Jade holds up a hand pretty much as soon as that verbalizes, very aware of exactly how that sounds out of context-- "It's a bit of a story! For another time, perhaps. Or maybe you can snoop about and unearth the finer details for yourself, sometime." Humor manages to tint the words, quite despite himself. "We are on fairly decent terms nowadays, at least, which is the main thing. She didn't act like she was injured...and Natsuno didn't seem too concerned in that sort of way either, but. Never hurts to check on these things."
Ah, stubborn teens. Truly, where would they be without them? "Similarly, I do hope you're able to touch base in a somewhat more peaceable way with your own young friend soon..." Jade's shoulders roll in a slight shrug, before he tucks his hands idly into the pockets of his suit pants and sighs. "...I suppose we ought to part ways for now--leave you to some well-earned rest after the very productive night you've had, hm? Or at least, that's what I'll very optimistically assume you're going to do." Though they both know that in reality, neither of their brains (metaphorical or otherwise) are getting any actual relaxation time in anytime soon...
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But then Skulduggery makes his assumption, and--well, actually, it shouldn't be so surprising at all. (Because it was pretty obvious, really, all things considered...) All the same, something vaguely startled flickers across Jade's features anyhow, before settling back into a wry sort of smile. He nods, a bit. "You do assume right--we're fairly acquainted...and truthfully, I can't even claim to be at all shocked it'd be her pulling a stunt like that. We first met when she broke into my room and punched me in the face, several weeks ago..."
--And here, Jade holds up a hand pretty much as soon as that verbalizes, very aware of exactly how that sounds out of context-- "It's a bit of a story! For another time, perhaps. Or maybe you can snoop about and unearth the finer details for yourself, sometime." Humor manages to tint the words, quite despite himself. "We are on fairly decent terms nowadays, at least, which is the main thing. She didn't act like she was injured...and Natsuno didn't seem too concerned in that sort of way either, but. Never hurts to check on these things."
Ah, stubborn teens. Truly, where would they be without them? "Similarly, I do hope you're able to touch base in a somewhat more peaceable way with your own young friend soon..." Jade's shoulders roll in a slight shrug, before he tucks his hands idly into the pockets of his suit pants and sighs. "...I suppose we ought to part ways for now--leave you to some well-earned rest after the very productive night you've had, hm? Or at least, that's what I'll very optimistically assume you're going to do." Though they both know that in reality, neither of their brains (metaphorical or otherwise) are getting any actual relaxation time in anytime soon...