Leaning over, he turned on a very, very conveniently placed radio, which crooned an Elvis song, just loud enough to ruin an eavesdropper's ability to hear them - from a distance.
"Actually, it's not the timing that reassures me," the angel continued, casually, flicking momentary glances at the door. He waited for comprehension to dawn, helped along by the small flask of holy water he slipped into a jacket pocket, and then took Ellie's hand, guiding her to the closet and passing her a shirt to hang up, and closing the door as she stepped in. "It's good, but it's more the blonde hair. Unusual, around here, but with the tourism industry gaining speed I suppose not so uncommon."
"Don't you agree?" he asked the empty room, just as he swung open the door to the hall and stepped out.
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Date: 2007-07-12 08:58 pm (UTC)"Actually, it's not the timing that reassures me," the angel continued, casually, flicking momentary glances at the door. He waited for comprehension to dawn, helped along by the small flask of holy water he slipped into a jacket pocket, and then took Ellie's hand, guiding her to the closet and passing her a shirt to hang up, and closing the door as she stepped in. "It's good, but it's more the blonde hair. Unusual, around here, but with the tourism industry gaining speed I suppose not so uncommon."
"Don't you agree?" he asked the empty room, just as he swung open the door to the hall and stepped out.