Her laughter warmed him. Because he could tell the subtlety in it. His words might sound ridiculous, but she wasn't dismissing them outright, and that meant quite a deal.
"Because, Alex Drake, this is what I do," he said with a grin.
He leaned in a little towards her, a little more animated as he went on. "Oh please," he said with a half laugh, "2008 it's been plenty documented --and trust me, I know, I documented a lot of it myself-- but that doesn't mean you have access to it."
Her question gave him pause, and he tilted his head a little as he looked at her. An interesting question, and one with many answers, all of which true. But there was something in this exchange that made him want to project a little more truth, and so he did.
"51st century," he said. "But lived in the 21st too. Lived in Cardiff for.. oh, quite a while."
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Date: 2010-05-24 03:28 am (UTC)"Because, Alex Drake, this is what I do," he said with a grin.
He leaned in a little towards her, a little more animated as he went on. "Oh please," he said with a half laugh, "2008 it's been plenty documented --and trust me, I know, I documented a lot of it myself-- but that doesn't mean you have access to it."
Her question gave him pause, and he tilted his head a little as he looked at her. An interesting question, and one with many answers, all of which true. But there was something in this exchange that made him want to project a little more truth, and so he did.
"51st century," he said. "But lived in the 21st too. Lived in Cardiff for.. oh, quite a while."