07-08-2014, 05:17 PM
He put aside the book that captured his attention, and since he didn't make any sort of movement indicative of desiring to help her to her seat - thankfully - she sat.
Their handshake was prim and proper enough to satisfy her grandmother. Her namesake, Torri's grandma was always prim and proper. Torri had callouses of her own, but overall her grip was sure and fingers strong. She had doctor's hands.
She'd have to be made of steel to not smile something for the compliment. She wasn't often called 'lovely', and she accepted it with a mature nod of the head. If he'd seen her right before the very conversation with Francis that resulted in their blind date, he might be all the more impressed. Cocktail dresses and relaxed hair was a far cry from rubber aprons and blood splatter, but it was probably best to not bring that up at the moment.
"I have to say, thank-you as well. Francis can be persuasive, and in fact, I'm rather glad for it."
She folded her hands on her lap, legs crossed at the ankle, and kept her posture upright. For as relaxed as Torri was in comparison to her general day-to-day, some things were too tightly ingrained after eight years in the army: posture being one.
Drayson mentioned their surroundings, and Torri had to comment. "This is an amazing place,"
she said, eyes lifted toward the books overhead. "This must be the most beautiful library I've ever seen."
She started to chuckle, "I went to medical school, and the libraries were like this. Kind of, but with old fluorescent lighting and bad tile. So not really the same at all."
Her humor wrung dry. A hint of a smile touched the corners of her mouth.
All the while Drayson spoke, a question burned the back of her mind as she studied his face. She could take it no longer. "I have to ask. Are you from the British Isles? Your accent seems so familiar."
Her own British accent, inherited from her parents, was muddled by exposure to a dozen cultures in her childhood, and the fact that she'd never technically lived there. Still, Torri seemed to think herself British, more so than anything else, she supposed.
Edited by Torri, Jul 8 2014, 05:18 PM.
Their handshake was prim and proper enough to satisfy her grandmother. Her namesake, Torri's grandma was always prim and proper. Torri had callouses of her own, but overall her grip was sure and fingers strong. She had doctor's hands.
She'd have to be made of steel to not smile something for the compliment. She wasn't often called 'lovely', and she accepted it with a mature nod of the head. If he'd seen her right before the very conversation with Francis that resulted in their blind date, he might be all the more impressed. Cocktail dresses and relaxed hair was a far cry from rubber aprons and blood splatter, but it was probably best to not bring that up at the moment.
"I have to say, thank-you as well. Francis can be persuasive, and in fact, I'm rather glad for it."
She folded her hands on her lap, legs crossed at the ankle, and kept her posture upright. For as relaxed as Torri was in comparison to her general day-to-day, some things were too tightly ingrained after eight years in the army: posture being one.
Drayson mentioned their surroundings, and Torri had to comment. "This is an amazing place,"
she said, eyes lifted toward the books overhead. "This must be the most beautiful library I've ever seen."
She started to chuckle, "I went to medical school, and the libraries were like this. Kind of, but with old fluorescent lighting and bad tile. So not really the same at all."
Her humor wrung dry. A hint of a smile touched the corners of her mouth.
All the while Drayson spoke, a question burned the back of her mind as she studied his face. She could take it no longer. "I have to ask. Are you from the British Isles? Your accent seems so familiar."
Her own British accent, inherited from her parents, was muddled by exposure to a dozen cultures in her childhood, and the fact that she'd never technically lived there. Still, Torri seemed to think herself British, more so than anything else, she supposed.
Edited by Torri, Jul 8 2014, 05:18 PM.