[Lisbeth "runs into" him when he gets back to his cabin. She's waiting next to his door, back against the wall, hood up, hands in her pockets. The petite, darkly-clad young woman watches him with interest but doesn't yet speak.]
[She watches in silence for another short moment. When she speaks with a Swedish accent and a dark tone in her voice, she gets straight to the point.] Yes.
I'd like to know you better. Rumpelstiltskin isn't reliably research-able without falling prey to mythical exaggerations. [A beat.] Do you really spin gold?
Thank you. I meant every word of it. [He's growing a little agitated, standing there.] I suppose I should begin by telling you that I don't intend to invite you in, so if you wish to continue this conversation further I would suggest somewhere with chairs.
[She continues on, but doesn't move very far ahead. She needs to be able to keep him in her peripheral vision at least. Once they arrive she stands near a chair, remarking again at how much the common rooms have shrunk along with the hallways in recent days.
Lisbeth never quite looks directly at him, but she's always watching him.] Since you don't wish to give me any more "free" answers, where should we start?
Information. [She starts.] I have knowledge of people on the barge, and what I don't have, I have ways of acquiring.
[A beat.] I want to learn more about magic and I believe you may be a useful ally. [She lays most of it out on the table immediately. She isn't a fan of wasting her time, nor wasting the time of others. Lisbeth isn't very big on face-to-face interaction. Especially with strangers.]
And I would find such an arrangement to be quite beneficial. Three questions for information on a specified person. If I have a larger request to fill we'll discuss how much that buys you. [He offers his hand] Do we have a deal?
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Date: 2013-02-26 07:38 pm (UTC)[Spam]
Date: 2013-02-26 08:51 pm (UTC)Something you wanted, dearie?
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Date: 2013-03-01 11:42 pm (UTC)I'd like to know you better. Rumpelstiltskin isn't reliably research-able without falling prey to mythical exaggerations. [A beat.] Do you really spin gold?
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Date: 2013-03-01 11:49 pm (UTC)[Spam]
Date: 2013-03-01 11:57 pm (UTC)You do not appear imp-like, nor do you have a beard.
There are many versions.
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Date: 2013-03-01 11:58 pm (UTC)Perhaps you were more satisfied with my previous appearance. [And he never grew a beard, his whole life. It's weird.]
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Date: 2013-03-02 12:01 am (UTC)You don't look ill anymore, which is an improvement.
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Date: 2013-03-02 12:03 am (UTC)Was there anything else?
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Date: 2013-03-02 12:04 am (UTC)[Spam]
Date: 2013-03-02 12:11 am (UTC)[Spam]
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Date: 2013-03-02 12:27 am (UTC)[Spam]
Date: 2013-03-02 12:33 am (UTC)After you.
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Date: 2013-03-02 12:37 am (UTC)Lisbeth never quite looks directly at him, but she's always watching him.] Since you don't wish to give me any more "free" answers, where should we start?
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Date: 2013-03-02 03:40 am (UTC)[Spam]
Date: 2013-03-02 04:55 am (UTC)[A beat.] I want to learn more about magic and I believe you may be a useful ally. [She lays most of it out on the table immediately. She isn't a fan of wasting her time, nor wasting the time of others. Lisbeth isn't very big on face-to-face interaction. Especially with strangers.]
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Date: 2013-03-02 01:44 pm (UTC)So I answer a few more of your questions, I give you a name, and you bring me information?
[Spam] derp sorry
Date: 2013-03-10 08:22 am (UTC)I would prefer this arrangement to be ongoing.
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Date: 2013-03-10 05:54 pm (UTC)