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[mancalledspade]

Spade is not much of a man to be sentimental. Which is why it would be hard to guess what he's currently thinking of. He's on the porch, leaning on the rail. The smoke from his cigarette twines up around his head, as idle as the detective creating it. His eyes are focused on a distant point, but whatever is on his mind is not what he's looking

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[bythebrandywine]

"Good sir, it looks very much as if you have found something to smoke, which is better than I've managed." This, poor greeting that it is, is punctuated by a little bow. That the little gentleman hardly looks old enough to have taken up smoking is something that will, hopefully, be overlooked for the present.

[mancalledspade]

He looks a bit nonplussed, but says, "Christmas gift. Can't say you look the type to be missing them."

[bythebrandywine]

"I am, I assure you. But never fear, I shan't ask for any, seeing as it seems to be in short supply."

[mancalledspade]

"Very...diplomatic of you."

[tomboy_22]

Anita comes out, padding, and pauses when she sees Sam.

"Hey." It's quiet, not nonchalant, but almost.

[mancalledspade]

He turns around, leaning his back on the rail. "Hey, yourself. How're you?"

[tomboy_22]

That ears him a little smirk. "Fine," she replies as she leans against the wall. "You?"

[mancalledspade]

He shrugs. "Same as ever, I suppose."

[russet_goddess]

"'Ent killed anybody in a while, have they?" Zara leans next to him, her red curls spilling a little over her shoulder.

[mancalledspade]

"No. Can't say I'm sorry, really, even if they come back." He glances over at her. "Not much chase in a murder investigation if you can just ask the victim after."

[russet_goddess]

"Rather somebody stole somethin'?"

[mancalledspade]

"What's there to steal but food?" He shakes his head. "Besides. I'm no good as a detective here anyway. Never find much of anything."

[ninja_niko]

Niko comes in from his run, and pauses on the porch, to stretch. He's noticed the smoking man, and vaguely wonders if this is the fellow Miss Rossi brought up.

He's busy with his work out, for now.

[mancalledspade]

Spade chuckles a little, apparently at some private joke, but gives Niko a bare nod if he looks in his direction.

[ninja_niko]

Niko nods back, still stretching, but after a couple minutes, he starts his way up the porch's stairs.

[mancalledspade]

"Running anywhere in particular, slick?" he asks, idly.