Well, that earns the first proper smile from him — asymmetrical, a flash of teeth on one side, obviously pleased. Not necessarily over getting out of the questions themselves (though that's a sizable chunk of the delight), but over the phrasing.
"Just one thing," he says seriously, untangling his arms from his chest to lean forward and rest them on the table again. Prepare for this utterly serious delve into his backstory —
Just kidding.
"Can you get me a notebook, mate? Pen, pencil, marker, charcoal, doesn't matter. Just something. I'll owe you one."
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Well, that earns the first proper smile from him — asymmetrical, a flash of teeth on one side, obviously pleased. Not necessarily over getting out of the questions themselves (though that's a sizable chunk of the delight), but over the phrasing.
"Just one thing," he says seriously, untangling his arms from his chest to lean forward and rest them on the table again. Prepare for this utterly serious delve into his backstory —
Just kidding.
"Can you get me a notebook, mate? Pen, pencil, marker, charcoal, doesn't matter. Just something. I'll owe you one."