[ On his part, Gen tries to look ... well, unrelated, mostly. Having not had the chance to stealthily relocate before Liem caught the man's attention, he's stuck where he is. He tries to look like he's just a stranger who happens to be standing nearby, enjoying a smoke. (He can barely taste the damn thing. His sense of taste's been shot since he got to Venera, the stress making everything feel like sand and grit against his tongue, and it's only habit and the nicotine hit that keeps him going back to his vice.) Leaning against that wall, he looks off into the middle distance as he lights a new cigarette and slowly burns through it, casting sideways glances in Liem's direction once in a while to gauge how the conversation is going.
... well enough, he thinks?
-- wait, never mind. Not well enough.
The man looks his way and Gen swiftly directs his gaze back out towards the street, quick enough that he's sure he wasn't caught staring. But even so -- he knows he doesn't make for a particularly welcoming presence just lurking on the street there. And sure enough, the sound of the man's voice becomes much more curt before the conversation ends soon afterward.
By the time Liem returns, Gen looks thoroughly unimpressed. ]
What the hell was that?!
[ It's an irate whisper-shout he growls right in Liem's face, looming right into the other's personal space. ]
I thought you were gonna handle this! Why'd you drop the ball so hard!
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... well enough, he thinks?
-- wait, never mind. Not well enough.
The man looks his way and Gen swiftly directs his gaze back out towards the street, quick enough that he's sure he wasn't caught staring. But even so -- he knows he doesn't make for a particularly welcoming presence just lurking on the street there. And sure enough, the sound of the man's voice becomes much more curt before the conversation ends soon afterward.
By the time Liem returns, Gen looks thoroughly unimpressed. ]
What the hell was that?!
[ It's an irate whisper-shout he growls right in Liem's face, looming right into the other's personal space. ]
I thought you were gonna handle this! Why'd you drop the ball so hard!