01-12-2015, 08:38 PM
Marcus couldn't help but smile as her thoughts played across her body. Furrowed brows at his research. Then the shift in her body language as her arms folded defensively, effectively shutting him out even as she gave a non-committal answer. Her request almost seemed a challenge.
His smile broadened. He found himself liking her. A proud fierce one, she was. He remembered her courage in facing Michael. And yet she did walk that line well. She could be very useful.
He stood and took his charcoal jacket off so that he was just in his gray shirt, red tie hanging carelessly down his chest. Still standing, he carefully undid his right sleeve and slowly began rolling it up.
"I would be happy to. You may ask anything you like. In fact, it occurs to me that you have been given a difficult task. You are studying people with access to a power you know little of. No doubt that adds an element of uncertainty and expectation for you."
Her questions- really more demand- to Michael screamed that was the case. If nothing else, it could satisfy any curiosity you may have working down here."
He watched her with a friendly smile as he worked. This was a tentative reach out to a new....ally was too strong a word. A new connection with yet another interesting person. "If that is the case, I am certainly willing to explain or demonstrate any aspect of the power you would like to know that I am able to. But,"
he said pausing, "I would only ask that you consider telling me at least what you find with me, or what you might look for."
He raised one hand. I won't press it. I wouldn't want to compromise you. I know that you report your work to the Ascendancy. But if there turns out to be something you would feel okay with sharing- about my own tests only, of course- then that is all I ask."
His sleeve rolled up, he sat again, laying his arm on her desk, supine, and with slight smile, waited for her response .
His smile broadened. He found himself liking her. A proud fierce one, she was. He remembered her courage in facing Michael. And yet she did walk that line well. She could be very useful.
He stood and took his charcoal jacket off so that he was just in his gray shirt, red tie hanging carelessly down his chest. Still standing, he carefully undid his right sleeve and slowly began rolling it up.
"I would be happy to. You may ask anything you like. In fact, it occurs to me that you have been given a difficult task. You are studying people with access to a power you know little of. No doubt that adds an element of uncertainty and expectation for you."
Her questions- really more demand- to Michael screamed that was the case. If nothing else, it could satisfy any curiosity you may have working down here."
He watched her with a friendly smile as he worked. This was a tentative reach out to a new....ally was too strong a word. A new connection with yet another interesting person. "If that is the case, I am certainly willing to explain or demonstrate any aspect of the power you would like to know that I am able to. But,"
he said pausing, "I would only ask that you consider telling me at least what you find with me, or what you might look for."
He raised one hand. I won't press it. I wouldn't want to compromise you. I know that you report your work to the Ascendancy. But if there turns out to be something you would feel okay with sharing- about my own tests only, of course- then that is all I ask."
His sleeve rolled up, he sat again, laying his arm on her desk, supine, and with slight smile, waited for her response .