[ Hei ignores that frisson at the sound of his cryptonym -- he goes by 'Li' to nearly everyone in the City -- and focuses on Korra. Slowly, as if his eyes aren't working too well. (From wicked semi-daydreaming to wanting to snap her neck; what a healthy relationship that transition denotes.) Thank the stars for his companions' pig ignorance and the name's phonetic similarities. She sounds more like she greeted him with a Hey. ]
[ He'll have to make it clear she's not supposed to call him that unless they're alone. ]
[ He maneuvers away from the stiletto pump brushing perilously at his ankle under the table. Of his two companions, the man gives Korra that head bob, and the woman regards her with bland simpering lips. The music is loud enough that the bass feels like a defibrillator; when Hei speaks, his terse voice seems to come up from the floor, rather than beside Korra. ] Just thirty minutes ago. [ Korra was preoccupied with throwing a troublemaker out when he stepped in. ] I was just leaving.
[ Near her on his stool, she feels like a beehive made flesh; Hei can almost feel her wild energy singing along his flank. Suddenly it's hard to sit still and drink; he's both too tired for conversation, and too restless. He should just call it a night and head out. ]
⊕ Friday!
[ He'll have to make it clear she's not supposed to call him that unless they're alone. ]
[ He maneuvers away from the stiletto pump brushing perilously at his ankle under the table. Of his two companions, the man gives Korra that head bob, and the woman regards her with bland simpering lips. The music is loud enough that the bass feels like a defibrillator; when Hei speaks, his terse voice seems to come up from the floor, rather than beside Korra. ] Just thirty minutes ago. [ Korra was preoccupied with throwing a troublemaker out when he stepped in. ] I was just leaving.
[ Near her on his stool, she feels like a beehive made flesh; Hei can almost feel her wild energy singing along his flank. Suddenly it's hard to sit still and drink; he's both too tired for conversation, and too restless. He should just call it a night and head out. ]