[ he glances up at the sound of her voice, and smooths his hands over his skirt, just to -- double-check. when she touches his ear, he makes a passable purring noise deep in his throat; we are in character! ]
Nyaa...
[ but then he actually looks up at her, and takes in what she's wearing, and -- tries not to have a heart attack. ...she's -- dressed as an angel. ...he doesn't really -- think that's the sort of costume... she'd have picked out, if he'd told her...
[ but it's still in her future, she isn't guilty of it yet. ...what a thin, pathetic rationale. ]