It's certainly not a saying that I'm familiar with, but who can say? You're a lot more deliberate than you let on, aren't you?
[ If they weren't both focused on the screen to some extent right now she'd just be beaming cheerfully up at him. That said, she still does giggle a little, softly. ]
See, we've learned something about you already. For example, you don't balk at overly played out metaphors. That says a lot about a person, don't you think?
I'm a brilliant detective. If I wasn't deliberate, I wouldn't be a good one! Haha!
[But he isn't a good one, he knows that. At least, not a good one the way people think brilliant detectives are.]
Sometimes, metaphors mean more than people think they do. [He actually turns to her, grinning.] And I think you're right. Memories are one thing, but actions and words decide a person's character, right?
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Date: 2020-06-21 06:16 am (UTC)[ If they weren't both focused on the screen to some extent right now she'd just be beaming cheerfully up at him. That said, she still does giggle a little, softly. ]
See, we've learned something about you already. For example, you don't balk at overly played out metaphors. That says a lot about a person, don't you think?
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Date: 2020-06-21 02:09 pm (UTC)[But he isn't a good one, he knows that. At least, not a good one the way people think brilliant detectives are.]
Sometimes, metaphors mean more than people think they do. [He actually turns to her, grinning.] And I think you're right. Memories are one thing, but actions and words decide a person's character, right?