There's the barest hint of a sly look on his face, not like he's trying to be clever so much as like he's also caught scent of the game, here, and is slowly feeling out the edges of it with a banked delight.
"I've been told I'm very persuasive when I've a mind to be," he returns in the same tone, "How nicely would you need to be asked?"
He's saying that like he's still talking about asking, but if before the door was opened a crack, he's basically just kicked it open. There's still a hint of plausible deniability here, on both their sides, but he doesn't seem hesitant to name what they're talking about so much as enjoying the push-and-pull a bit longer.
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Date: 2022-03-01 06:52 pm (UTC)"I've been told I'm very persuasive when I've a mind to be," he returns in the same tone, "How nicely would you need to be asked?"
He's saying that like he's still talking about asking, but if before the door was opened a crack, he's basically just kicked it open. There's still a hint of plausible deniability here, on both their sides, but he doesn't seem hesitant to name what they're talking about so much as enjoying the push-and-pull a bit longer.