pyr min solemnly swears he is up to no good (twinclaws) wrote in emillion,
Careful not to let his relief show on his face, Pyr kept up the act and let himself be dragged away by the arm without resisting -- at least, until Arielle turned into an alleyway. "Ouch." She released his arm, and he massaged the spot with his other hand, because he felt he should complain rather than because she'd actually hurt him. Grudgingly, he said, "Thanks for getting me out of that. But I won't be thanking you for calling me Melvin." Just to be clear.
Arielle did have a point, however. He was not his brother, as had been made obvious from his recent failure, and it wasn't like he could mimic Sky's deft fingers the same way he could copy his mannerisms. "His clothes were just tight. That must've been why he felt my hand in his pocket." That, and the fact that he sucked at picking pockets; but he couldn't admit that while he was pretending to be Sky. "Just let me try again," Pyr said, though he knew he wouldn't succeed without divine intervention. "I won't mess up this time, Arielle."