Working. [ he answers, too fast. then frowns. a little lie, just a little one. ] I'm a mechanic, same as ever. [ just on a much smaller scale. and killing vampires didn't really fall into the purview of work-work, though it did fix things in a grander sense. ]
We could go together? [ he offers before he can talk himself out of it. there were reasons he shouldn't go to the ball -- queen-shaped reasons. but it would give him an excuse to go and yet remain on the outskirts of the festivities. he could tell pepper leo had insisted, even. though when the time came he knew he couldn't actually lie to her even in such a simple way. ]