How Green Becomes Wood

[pandakatiefominz]

I mean there are professional framers, but I buy cheap ones from the dollar store. Why? Milo texted back. He had nothing going on to delay him.

"If you think of it, you must tell me," Dark told her, opening Ciara's door for her before going to his own side.

 

[BookKnight]

Xander went ahead and sent just the picture Cooger said was good for framing.

Ciara inclined her head, impressed and pleased when Dark opened the door for her. She settled in and buckled up. "A word of warning, if anyone asks you what you think of something that is clearly a word that is an acronym, tell them you are still gathering impartial data, and emphasize the word impartial, before coming to a decision. Any other answer will result in them attempting to sway you to their way of thinking."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Nodding as he started the car, Dark said, "I will try to keep that in mind. Will those two charming men who were sent to my house to interrogate my legal status be in attendance tonight?"

 

[BookKnight]

It took Ciara a moment to remember who he was talking about. "Oh, no. They are much lower on the rungs, as it were. Their boss should be there, though, if you wish to remind him of your legal status."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

Exhaling through his nose vaguely harder than usual, Dark said, "I should prefer to not make my legal status a question this evening. Is there anything else I need to know?" The music in his car was playing low, but was distinctly a playlist consisting of bands like Failure, Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and Marcy Playground.

 

[BookKnight]

"No, I believe that is all. I trust you to behave with greater decorum than 37% of the others who will be gathered," Ciara said honestly.

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"That is a highly specific figure," Dark replied, glancing at her and fully believing it was something she took time to calculate, "Does that suggest I am expected to have worse decorum than 63% of the guests?"

 

[BookKnight]

"An unlikely scenario. I would estimate you to be on par with a minimum of 42%, and possibly worse than - at maximum - 21%," she said promptly. "The scale of 'lesser' being rather subjective, but weighted in your favor."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"I see," Dark replied, a glimmer of amusement in his eyes, "And yourself? Where do you rank yourself?"

 

[BookKnight]

"I never rank myself," Ciara said promptly. "That would be entirely too biased."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"Of course, of course," Dark replied, keeping his eyes on the road. After a moment he said, "But you have a guess, I am sure. A biased guess, but a guess."

 

[BookKnight]

"Very well. Understanding this bias, I would place myself in the upper 20%," Ciara said after a moment of consideration. "In this specific situation, you understand."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"So I am just a little worse than you," Dark said, "I suppose that is fair. Given the situation. You may be generous to me, under the circumstances."

 

[BookKnight]

"You handle yourself very well," Ciara told him. "You have many talents in highly specific areas. I think I have judged your abilities well, but this evening will give the ultimate proof or disproof."

 

[pandakatiefominz]

"So it will be," Dark replied, pulling into the circle where the valets opened the door to park the car for them. As he exited and waited for Ciara, since the employee of the function got her door for her, "Daizi is jealous this evening."