[Well, following him all the way into karaoke mania sure would be one way of finding out what in the world karaoke actually is....!
The pause following his question is just long enough that Jade does half-wonder whether Skulduggery is legitimately about to try giving him the silent treatment. Wouldn't be the first time anyone's ever opted for it, where Jade himself might be concerned...though it would be a first for Skulduggery particularly, as easy and engaged as all their previous conversations have generally been up to this point.
Not as if Jade would be too surprised if he tried, though. Not as if the terse edge in the answer that does eventually come is too surprising either. Skulduggery's irritation is plain, and Jade's well aware of the fact he's probably treading a very fine line between tolerance and more outright confrontation about now. Perhaps he should feel a bit more bad about it--so blatantly ignoring the latter's clear desire to be left alone, as he is--but, then again...two weeks really is still far too long.
Besides, it's hardly as if he isn't very used to receiving the discomfort and ire of others anyway. (Honestly, his stint aboard this ship has been strange in the sense of how much less of it he gets on daily basis by comparison--with no alarming reputation hanging about him here, in this place where the very planet of Auldrant is entirely unknown to anyone else, much less its goings-on...)]
You did mention the captain seems to have little idea about much in general, where your recent incident's concerned...which is still quite surprising in its own right. [A slight and thoughtful hum. Jade's continuing to peer speculatively at Skulduggery's person, but at least he doesn't get much closer than the polite conversational distance he's fallen into at this point, in step and keeping level with the latter's petulantly swift pace. (This is basically his brisk morning walk now, apparently. Multiple years being privy to military training regiments sure pay off in this way about now...!)] You know, though, I think the cheekbones are higher--I daresay this new skull suits you rather better, anyhow, even if the old one might now be impossible to locate.
[Which is...yeah, that's weird. Where in the world did the other skull go? Why this particular one, as a replacement? (Is Skulduggery capable of replacing his skull willy-nilly on a normal basis? Strikes an odd chord against his past descriptions of his pain perception, though...) Goodness, a whole new slew of questions just from this tidbit here, but Jade tugs them back in thought before they can escape just yet. Because the tension sure remains in the air presently, now doesn't it? A moment's awkward pause falls between them, and Jade sighs, a pointedly unsubtle sort of thing.]
My my, this won't do at all...you really are quite displeased with me right now, aren't you?
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The pause following his question is just long enough that Jade does half-wonder whether Skulduggery is legitimately about to try giving him the silent treatment. Wouldn't be the first time anyone's ever opted for it, where Jade himself might be concerned...though it would be a first for Skulduggery particularly, as easy and engaged as all their previous conversations have generally been up to this point.
Not as if Jade would be too surprised if he tried, though. Not as if the terse edge in the answer that does eventually come is too surprising either. Skulduggery's irritation is plain, and Jade's well aware of the fact he's probably treading a very fine line between tolerance and more outright confrontation about now. Perhaps he should feel a bit more bad about it--so blatantly ignoring the latter's clear desire to be left alone, as he is--but, then again...two weeks really is still far too long.
Besides, it's hardly as if he isn't very used to receiving the discomfort and ire of others anyway. (Honestly, his stint aboard this ship has been strange in the sense of how much less of it he gets on daily basis by comparison--with no alarming reputation hanging about him here, in this place where the very planet of Auldrant is entirely unknown to anyone else, much less its goings-on...)]
You did mention the captain seems to have little idea about much in general, where your recent incident's concerned...which is still quite surprising in its own right. [A slight and thoughtful hum. Jade's continuing to peer speculatively at Skulduggery's person, but at least he doesn't get much closer than the polite conversational distance he's fallen into at this point, in step and keeping level with the latter's petulantly swift pace. (This is basically his brisk morning walk now, apparently. Multiple years being privy to military training regiments sure pay off in this way about now...!)] You know, though, I think the cheekbones are higher--I daresay this new skull suits you rather better, anyhow, even if the old one might now be impossible to locate.
[Which is...yeah, that's weird. Where in the world did the other skull go? Why this particular one, as a replacement? (Is Skulduggery capable of replacing his skull willy-nilly on a normal basis? Strikes an odd chord against his past descriptions of his pain perception, though...) Goodness, a whole new slew of questions just from this tidbit here, but Jade tugs them back in thought before they can escape just yet. Because the tension sure remains in the air presently, now doesn't it? A moment's awkward pause falls between them, and Jade sighs, a pointedly unsubtle sort of thing.]
My my, this won't do at all...you really are quite displeased with me right now, aren't you?