Valkyrie wasn't sure what she'd expected when she stepped into one of the many living rooms in Skulduggery's house. She stood in the door opening and took in the sight of her partner, dressed in an exquisite if slightly wrinkled suit, seated at his desk and staring intently at the computer screen in front of him.
"What are you doing?"
Skulduggery flinched, hastily opening another window. He looked at her.
"Valkyrie," he said, and was that nervousness she detected? "I thought you were taking a shower."
She lifted a lock of her hair, indicating the droplets forming at the tips.
"I needed to dry off. You're quicker than the towel." She glanced at the screen. "But apparently you're busy."
He got up, turning off the screen, and faced her. "No. Not at all."
He lifted his hand but she ignored him. She walked to the computer and he stepped sideways, blocking her path.
"You're going to catch cold. Stand still."
"Show me what you're playing."
"I'm not playing anything."
"Alright, show me what you were playing."
"It's nothing. Just a silly game."
"So show me."
Ignoring his protests, Valkyrie turned the screen back on. Then she blinked.
"Skulduggery?"
He didn't respond.
"Are you playing World of Warcraft?"
She looked at him but he avoided her gaze.
"It's just a way to pass the time," he said. "I hardly play."
"This says you're on level 67."
He was quiet for a bit and when he spoke she barely heard his mumbled, "Could you possibly judge me any harder?"
So yeah...
That might have been crack. I'm not sure.
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