[ Two problems are involved in this scenario: first, Geralt is not trained in subterfuge. Second, he does not exude the sort of effortless trustworthy charm that Dean can. There's a reason he really only pulled off a show when his role was to pick a fight with a mage. So when Dean chooses to play innocent, it leaves him sinking in the fucking ocean.
The vampire's eyes are glassy. A pair of mouse whiskers stick out on either side of his face. He peers at Dean, then at Geralt, and immediately grows suspicious upon sighting the latter.
Geralt swallows a sigh. His skills are many, but wearing a harmless facade is not one.
If it's so important, the vampire demands, why didn't you lock it up like the rest of us did?
Fair question. There are locked trunks for this very purpose.
The raven skull is still in Geralt's hand. The vampire is waiting for an answer. The third problem, Geralt recognizes, is that despite being in the baths, both of them are as dry as the wasteland sands. ]
We were— [ He glances at Dean, and digs for a truth that isn't entirely the truth. ] —occupied. Have you seen it or not?
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The vampire's eyes are glassy. A pair of mouse whiskers stick out on either side of his face. He peers at Dean, then at Geralt, and immediately grows suspicious upon sighting the latter.
Geralt swallows a sigh. His skills are many, but wearing a harmless facade is not one.
If it's so important, the vampire demands, why didn't you lock it up like the rest of us did?
Fair question. There are locked trunks for this very purpose.
The raven skull is still in Geralt's hand. The vampire is waiting for an answer. The third problem, Geralt recognizes, is that despite being in the baths, both of them are as dry as the wasteland sands. ]
We were— [ He glances at Dean, and digs for a truth that isn't entirely the truth. ] —occupied. Have you seen it or not?