[It makes him a bit uneasy, he realizes, to be complicit in deception even if it's ostensibly for fun; Byerly can be unpredictable with these things, in his experience. Perhaps it just feels wrong to lie to him. Is that a thing? Feeling wrong?
But, trusting that Lexie knows what she's doing, Benedict is all business when he responds:]
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Date: 2021-04-24 11:03 pm (UTC)[It makes him a bit uneasy, he realizes, to be complicit in deception even if it's ostensibly for fun; Byerly can be unpredictable with these things, in his experience. Perhaps it just feels wrong to lie to him. Is that a thing? Feeling wrong?
But, trusting that Lexie knows what she's doing, Benedict is all business when he responds:]
I'll see it done.
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Date: 2021-04-24 11:43 pm (UTC)[ It's genuine, warm. Beans aside, the impetus for her mischief is a loving one. She is home. She wants to see Byerly. She wants to make him laugh.
When she comes, later, it'll be with a nice bottle of red she'd picked up in Minrathous as thanks. ]