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[needshandcuffs]

[ Henley turns on her stool slightly when she sees him walk through the door, smirking a little bit at his comment. ]

This old thing? Seriously, you look fine.

[wristwatched]

I look like a tired FBI agent.

( which he is, but that's not the point. )

Didn't pull you away from any prior entanglements, did I?

[needshandcuffs]

[ She smiles sympathetically, putting her hand on his. ] Tired is a human quality. We all get tired.

[ She sighs, withdrawing her hand. ] So I know how you feel. Maybe not exactly, but I've got a feeling.

[ Henley shakes her head at his inquiry and gives a facial shrug. ] I was just looking around a used book store. How about you? Up to anything other than hunting for a drink? [ A playful smirk forms on her lips. ]

[wristwatched]

Yeah--finding the leader of an international drug cartel. ( dylan winces, but only slightly. he doesn't want to whine more than he already is. ) We should trade places. I think these guys we bring in for questioning would react better if a pretty girl asked them questions instead of me.

What're you having? ( he gestures briefly to the bar that they're sitting at, just to remind henley they're there. ) And what kind of book were you looking for, exactly?

[needshandcuffs]

[ Henley unintentionally mirrors him, wincing as well. ] I do not envy you. I don't think I'd have the patience for your job. Thank you for slipping that compliment in there, though. [ She smiles, nudging him gently. ]

A very delicious mojito. [ She gestures to her glass with her hand. ] I'm always on the lookout for out of print works about stage magic or escapology. I've found some gems in stores like the one I was in.

[wristwatched]

You say that like your tricks don't already wow your audience. ( dylan chuckles at that, but the sight of the bartender has him ordering his whiskry--neat--and gesturing to henley to say she can have whatever she wants. ) You know, a magician's charm is worth a lot, too.

Then again, I might as well ask: any in particular you want to try?

[needshandcuffs]

[ Henley chuckles a little bit. ] Oh, you flatter. It’s definitely my goal to wow the audience. I’m just grateful that I no longer have to do that by way of skimpy outfits.

[ She pauses to take a sip of her drink, then looks at him with a slightly quizzical expression on her face. ] Tricks? There are a lot I want to try, but there’s a really dramatic escape that I want to master. Something I saw one of my idols do once. It involves being suspended in a straitjacket by a burning rope. [ There’s a big grin on her face as she imagines it. ] It’d really be something if it was done right.