[imperceptibly, levi pricks up their ears and really focuses on what the bartender does and says next. this could be what gets them the lead they're looking for. they tilt their cup back for another sip and try to make it look like they aren't watching the bartender—it's just more appearances to keep up.]
["tends to fall from the sky around this time of year," he says, still cleaning the glass like this is a normal question that people ask every day—it might well be. everyone knows bartenders are the ones to go to if you're asking shady questions. "it makes people feel good enough that i've had to separate some of 'em with a broom handle." levi's eyebrows raise only very slightly with that. they ask something in that same flat, bored tone they've been defaulting to, even if they're trying to.]
Don't see any brooms around, so you wouldn't have any here at the bar, would you? [they watch the bartender's cleaning hand slow, maybe from suspicion. maybe from something else.]
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["tends to fall from the sky around this time of year," he says, still cleaning the glass like this is a normal question that people ask every day—it might well be. everyone knows bartenders are the ones to go to if you're asking shady questions. "it makes people feel good enough that i've had to separate some of 'em with a broom handle." levi's eyebrows raise only very slightly with that. they ask something in that same flat, bored tone they've been defaulting to, even if they're trying to.]
Don't see any brooms around, so you wouldn't have any here at the bar, would you? [they watch the bartender's cleaning hand slow, maybe from suspicion. maybe from something else.]