[There's no need to pretend to be impressed. The only place that Takeshi would've ever seen a similar act would be in a construct, a simulation, so to have it performed in front of him in reality... Well, it's still a little hard to believe, but picking the glass up and taking a sip of the cocktail banishes any remaining doubts.]
Seemed fitting.
[As he sets the glass back down. This magic trick of placing Stephen's accent was hardly as impressive, but Stephen was already aware - in part, at least - of his ability to read people. Takeshi wonders if that knowledge has had any impact on Stephen asking him here, how soon Stephen will tell him what it's really about, or if he'll need to ask.
In the immediate, though, he just gestures at Stephen's own drink.]
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Seemed fitting.
[As he sets the glass back down. This magic trick of placing Stephen's accent was hardly as impressive, but Stephen was already aware - in part, at least - of his ability to read people. Takeshi wonders if that knowledge has had any impact on Stephen asking him here, how soon Stephen will tell him what it's really about, or if he'll need to ask.
In the immediate, though, he just gestures at Stephen's own drink.]
But I'll take one of those next.