"So, what would you like to do tonight?" He smiles at her politely, and she rolls her eyes.
"You are just taunting me, horrible man. You know we have work that needs to be done."
"Well, after that, of course. Hopefully the case will not take up the whole of the evening."
"It has done so for the past few weeks, so I don't see why it won't tonight." She shrugs at him.
"I might have spent the afternoon wrapping it up. We just need to file the reports, and we'll be done."
She gives a little shriek and jumps, clapping her hands with delight. He stares at her as if she has gone crazy, which is not that unreasonable a conclusion, all things considered.
"Are you quite all-right, Valkyrie?"
"Sorry. Yes. Absolutely. Would you like to go out for a walk, then? A nice, long, romantic walk under the moonlight?"
'I'd have no objections. Wouldn't you like dinner or something, though?"
"You can't eat."
"But you can."
"I suppose I could spend the evening being mean to you and lording my digestive system over you, but I won't."
"You are so considerate."
"Oh, I know." She laughs, grinning widely.
A/N: I complain a lot about valduggery but I actually write quite a bit about it.
~Mademise Morte