The other, larger part of Jingi's brain, the one that dealt with debts and the occasional debtor, was suspicious of this stranger who had bumped into her in the middle of the night on a street empty of most but the salacious and was now attempting to take her somewhere. Was that Noki's voice in the back of her head telling her to turn around and go inside and get herself an escort back to her home?
Oh, bollocks, she could be careful and still have fun. It wasn't as if the biggest restaurants in the city were closed, or that most people had gone to bed.
"Pleasure to meet you, Luca! I am Jingi." Take that, Noki, and your anti-fun crusade!
Rebelliousness felt good every once in awhile.
When it wasn't immediately chased with guilt. Why did she always feel guilt?
Or the doubts.
Shut up, self.
"I'm not sure what you expect me to say, though," she giggled; the sound was nervous and made her sound like a fat bleating sheep. "But I'll show you to the Bismarck -- it's our finest restaurant. Do you take a wrong turn and wind up in a new city often?"
Noki's voice continued to blather on about risks and the value of suspicion in the back of her mind.
She ignored it.
Oh, bollocks, she could be careful and still have fun. It wasn't as if the biggest restaurants in the city were closed, or that most people had gone to bed.
"Pleasure to meet you, Luca! I am Jingi." Take that, Noki, and your anti-fun crusade!
Rebelliousness felt good every once in awhile.
When it wasn't immediately chased with guilt. Why did she always feel guilt?
Or the doubts.
Shut up, self.
"I'm not sure what you expect me to say, though," she giggled; the sound was nervous and made her sound like a fat bleating sheep. "But I'll show you to the Bismarck -- it's our finest restaurant. Do you take a wrong turn and wind up in a new city often?"
Noki's voice continued to blather on about risks and the value of suspicion in the back of her mind.
She ignored it.
