[ her eyes narrow when she looks at him. not cruelly -- not coldly. but with some rudimentary attempt to be objective. her pause is long and pregnant, and it suggests she knows well enough to weigh even the smallest decision by its good facets and its bad. ]
I wouldn't protest. Certainly. [ back straight. body turned. she redefined him as colleague, for want of a better term. peggy has an independent streak about three miles wide, but to cooperate with someone who is (at best guest) caught in the same situation as herself is far different from asking for help.
no subject
I wouldn't protest. Certainly. [ back straight. body turned. she redefined him as colleague, for want of a better term. peggy has an independent streak about three miles wide, but to cooperate with someone who is (at best guest) caught in the same situation as herself is far different from asking for help.
she'll allow it of herself. ]