A man can dream and hope for the future, but for now he'll be content in trying to figure out the puzzle that he is. It's more fun that way if he figures it out for himself, anyway.
"A subtle hint," he can't help the smile to his tone at that particular juncture. Mostly if it's good enough to recommend to locals, then it has to be a good spot, right?
He may be a picky man, but he's also a man that can understand that things aren't going to be the same everywhere. Some places don't have the same technologies or knowledge on how different things are prepared or have their own methods they vastly prefer. The good thing about being as well traveled as he is is that you learn to roll with the differences.
Oh gods, he's bad at talking about himself. But he can... try. "There's not too much to tell outside of what I've already said. Grew up in the streets of London, primarily having to fight and claw to make sure I could eat. Ended up leaving in my early teens to travel and... I suppose survive on the streets proper. Ogre Street had become my home and somehow I'd ended up leading what was essentially a gang." He's sighing for a brief moment, none-too-happy to admit that particular backstory.
"Had some morals, of course, wasn't the type to take advantage of the others in the streets with us, unlike others in my position. Let the ladies work as they pleased but not get involved unless someone was out there threatenin' them, can't be having that. Children off the table, only go after those who were very clearly well off. They wouldn't have missed what they had, anyway, at the end of the day..."
There's far more to tell, but he's not too sure if he's already put him off simply by that. And he's made it rather clear in his tone that that's not the full story.
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Date: 2019-10-16 02:34 pm (UTC)"A subtle hint," he can't help the smile to his tone at that particular juncture. Mostly if it's good enough to recommend to locals, then it has to be a good spot, right?
He may be a picky man, but he's also a man that can understand that things aren't going to be the same everywhere. Some places don't have the same technologies or knowledge on how different things are prepared or have their own methods they vastly prefer. The good thing about being as well traveled as he is is that you learn to roll with the differences.
Oh gods, he's bad at talking about himself. But he can... try. "There's not too much to tell outside of what I've already said. Grew up in the streets of London, primarily having to fight and claw to make sure I could eat. Ended up leaving in my early teens to travel and... I suppose survive on the streets proper. Ogre Street had become my home and somehow I'd ended up leading what was essentially a gang." He's sighing for a brief moment, none-too-happy to admit that particular backstory.
"Had some morals, of course, wasn't the type to take advantage of the others in the streets with us, unlike others in my position. Let the ladies work as they pleased but not get involved unless someone was out there threatenin' them, can't be having that. Children off the table, only go after those who were very clearly well off. They wouldn't have missed what they had, anyway, at the end of the day..."
There's far more to tell, but he's not too sure if he's already put him off simply by that. And he's made it rather clear in his tone that that's not the full story.