"There's never a shortage," she agrees pleasantly, with just a slight tinge of a darker undercurrent. "Sometimes the world is a better place with one less person in it."
Their server sweeps by, attentive, and she's instantly back in normalized social mode again.
Root certainly cares about sushi, at least in that she sees no reason to be alive if she's not going to enjoy the little things. Mindful that Claudia is counting on her to salaciously describe what she's eating -- and cultured and familiar enough with Japan to understand that the point of sushi is the subtle differences -- she orders a chef's special, a whole array of sashimi alongside a carafe of sake, with a bright, personable smile.
Once their server leaves, she turns back to Claudia immediately. "I don't think either of us are trying to be a saint, but there's a line. Am I right?"
Probably she should be taking this more casually on a first date, but Root has never understood the meaning of casual in her life. She has a loose sense of morality but, conversely, an oddly strict one. She'll kill whoever needs it for her objective, pragmatically, and she'll lie and cheat and steal, but there are certain things she's never had to question that she won't do. She won't abuse people who don't deserve it, in her estimation. And she would never take advantage of an actual young girl.
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Their server sweeps by, attentive, and she's instantly back in normalized social mode again.
Root certainly cares about sushi, at least in that she sees no reason to be alive if she's not going to enjoy the little things. Mindful that Claudia is counting on her to salaciously describe what she's eating -- and cultured and familiar enough with Japan to understand that the point of sushi is the subtle differences -- she orders a chef's special, a whole array of sashimi alongside a carafe of sake, with a bright, personable smile.
Once their server leaves, she turns back to Claudia immediately. "I don't think either of us are trying to be a saint, but there's a line. Am I right?"
Probably she should be taking this more casually on a first date, but Root has never understood the meaning of casual in her life. She has a loose sense of morality but, conversely, an oddly strict one. She'll kill whoever needs it for her objective, pragmatically, and she'll lie and cheat and steal, but there are certain things she's never had to question that she won't do. She won't abuse people who don't deserve it, in her estimation. And she would never take advantage of an actual young girl.