[ So he can take a hint. Not the first one she threw his way, a thinly veiled request to leave well enough alone; but the second hits its mark. She's equal parts impressed, irritated, and resigned as she reads the shift in his body language because it means he's in this for the long haul, ready to play and adapt, and she'll have to work twice as hard to shake him loose. It also tells her that their mutual comforts are secondary to the information he wants to share, or the point he needs to make.
Curiouser and curiouser.
But Peggy is going to be suspicious no matter what the approach or how handsome the messenger may be. (And this man is certainly striking, even under the paint and garish lights of the party.) She doesn't know who brought her here, if they were a delivery, or if they were turned loose only to be recaptured like some sort of sick game. Anyone who seems to know even a little bit about it sends alarm bells ringing. ]
Don't you think everyone else in attendance knew precisely what they were getting themselves into?
[That's her best guess and circles back to her first impression of Markus. Because who would dive into this unless they wanted to? Or had to. ]
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Curiouser and curiouser.
But Peggy is going to be suspicious no matter what the approach or how handsome the messenger may be. (And this man is certainly striking, even under the paint and garish lights of the party.) She doesn't know who brought her here, if they were a delivery, or if they were turned loose only to be recaptured like some sort of sick game. Anyone who seems to know even a little bit about it sends alarm bells ringing. ]
Don't you think everyone else in attendance knew precisely what they were getting themselves into?
[That's her best guess and circles back to her first impression of Markus. Because who would dive into this unless they wanted to? Or had to. ]