"Like dementors," he says in a steady voice, and then says with a little shrug, "He was my first thought, until I understood you to mean fear unadulterated by affection or respect."
"When this is over, you're going to have all his money," Severus reminds him, looking amused but feeling a bit tired. He gives Rus a quizzical, ok, but now you have to buy him a drink, so...? look, rolls a 24, and darts out the first three letters to A More Humane Mikado.
I'd have to have her over to tea, then. (nosewrinkle) HEE! Thanks. Had a bit of a nap, at least. And ran into a special on dark chocolate at CVS, which was good. Hey, tell me when you're going offline for the night, and I'll try to make that my cue to take a sleeping pill. This could be my chance to try for a normal schedule again. (fixed manic 'grin')