[Right, of course they would hire someone. Eggsy needs to get better at putting himself into the mindset of some puffed-up rich wanker, but it's a stretch for him. He'll work on it.
Even so, their attempts to be offended by the foliage around the house gets the job done eventually, as at least one of their marks comes by to introduce herself. The fact that she's American should open up plenty of interesting conversational topics, but they have to get through the pleasantries first.
If Eggsy's honest, Petra's direct attitude is actually a rather nice change from some of the passive-aggressive crap he's had to endure in his lifetime, but he forces himself to remain the correct level of reserved as befits a high-class Englishman.]
I'm Gary, and this is Roxanne. [He nods to Roxy, doing that annoying thing men do where they speak for their wife rather than allowing her to introduce herself. He gives the room they're in a quick, worried glance and then looks to Petra again.]
Is there something wrong with the house? If it wasn't selling...
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Even so, their attempts to be offended by the foliage around the house gets the job done eventually, as at least one of their marks comes by to introduce herself. The fact that she's American should open up plenty of interesting conversational topics, but they have to get through the pleasantries first.
If Eggsy's honest, Petra's direct attitude is actually a rather nice change from some of the passive-aggressive crap he's had to endure in his lifetime, but he forces himself to remain the correct level of reserved as befits a high-class Englishman.]
I'm Gary, and this is Roxanne. [He nods to Roxy, doing that annoying thing men do where they speak for their wife rather than allowing her to introduce herself. He gives the room they're in a quick, worried glance and then looks to Petra again.]
Is there something wrong with the house? If it wasn't selling...