[She reaches for her wine, sipping at it idly. They've spent more than a few evenings like this, talking back and forth over dinner or wine or what have you; it's pleasant, honestly, in a mundane way.]
He wasn't nearly as scientifically clever as I was, but he was charismatic. Clever, too. He put on a song and dance each time he released something new, and everyone simply adored him. Who wouldn't? He was the richest man in the city. Never mind he worked his employees to death; never mind all his inventions were stolen. He was likable. He was charming.
I was not. And I suspect they rather hoped I might be, in an insipid way; blinking prettily and telling everyone I was just so excited to be producing something new. I never did, but they persisted each time.
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[She reaches for her wine, sipping at it idly. They've spent more than a few evenings like this, talking back and forth over dinner or wine or what have you; it's pleasant, honestly, in a mundane way.]
He wasn't nearly as scientifically clever as I was, but he was charismatic. Clever, too. He put on a song and dance each time he released something new, and everyone simply adored him. Who wouldn't? He was the richest man in the city. Never mind he worked his employees to death; never mind all his inventions were stolen. He was likable. He was charming.
I was not. And I suspect they rather hoped I might be, in an insipid way; blinking prettily and telling everyone I was just so excited to be producing something new. I never did, but they persisted each time.