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<blockquote data-quote="Qik" data-source="post: 5870904" data-attributes="member: 6673727">Milo waves off Fury's faux-compliment as he returns to the stove, where he impressively manages to tend to the simple meal of pasta and vegetables whilst somehow providing Fury with his full attention.&nbsp; Milo is clearly thrilled by the general news of the Kraken bust, although clearly not surprised at the scope of their operation.&nbsp; &quot;I've been telling them for years,&quot;&nbsp; he says with a shake of his head.&nbsp; &quot;Perhaps now they'll listen to me.&quot;&nbsp; When Fury starts to rise to leave, Milo shakes his head further, reaching for three bowls.&nbsp; &quot;Don't tell me you're going to insult me by leaving without sharing a meal with me, friend.&nbsp; I am far too proud a chef to let you do that.&quot;&nbsp; As he watches Milo ladle food into the bowl, Fury gets the sense that, like a lot of things with Milo, this isn't something that is open to debate.&nbsp; Plopping the bowl on the table in front of Fury's chair, Milo brings another to his wife - delivering it with a kiss to the forehead - and then moves to his small wine store.&nbsp; After a timely consideration, he selects a bottle from the bottom of the rack and retrieves two glass.&nbsp; Setting them down on the table, he uncorks the bottle, and begins to pour.&quot;Commander Parsons means well - he knows how long I've waited to see something done about Ranocchio's problems - but I have no interest in watching a few scoundrels be led away in chains.&quot; Milo finishes pouring, and then returns the cork to its place.&nbsp; Sitting across from Fury, he lifts his glass, gazing at it thoughtfully.&quot;I had an old friend on the Council of the People who gifted me this bottle many years ago.&nbsp; He said it was a gift for all of my efforts in making Ranocchio a better place to live; he said it was well-earned.&nbsp; It is of superlative vintage.&quot; Milo pauses for a moment, reflecting, and then continues. &quot;I told him I would not open it until something tangible had come from my labors.&nbsp; Until I felt as though justice had begun to be served in our district.&quot;&nbsp; Milo raises his glass, tips it towards Fury, and says, &quot;Thanks to you, my friend, a small but meaningful step in that direction has been taken today.&nbsp; Here's to the beginning of something more.&quot;&nbsp; He takes a hearty drink.[sblock=OOC]I think your hesitations are well-founded.&nbsp; Truth be told, I wasn't particularly pleased with that bit; it was more an effort to push Fury back to Milo's.&nbsp; I can't see Milo wanting to go, anyhow, being the down-to-earth man that he is.&nbsp; He'd rather enjoy his dinner. his wine, and his company. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />[/sblock]</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Qik, post: 5870904, member: 6673727"] Milo waves off Fury's faux-compliment as he returns to the stove, where he impressively manages to tend to the simple meal of pasta and vegetables whilst somehow providing Fury with his full attention. Milo is clearly thrilled by the general news of the Kraken bust, although clearly [I]not[/I] surprised at the scope of their operation. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"I've been telling them for years,"[/COLOR] he says with a shake of his head. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"Perhaps now they'll listen to me."[/COLOR] When Fury starts to rise to leave, Milo shakes his head further, reaching for three bowls. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"Don't tell me you're going to insult me by leaving without sharing a meal with me, friend. I am far too proud a chef to let you do that."[/COLOR] As he watches Milo ladle food into the bowl, Fury gets the sense that, like a lot of things with Milo, this isn't something that is open to debate. Plopping the bowl on the table in front of Fury's chair, Milo brings another to his wife - delivering it with a kiss to the forehead - and then moves to his small wine store. After a timely consideration, he selects a bottle from the bottom of the rack and retrieves two glass. Setting them down on the table, he uncorks the bottle, and begins to pour. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"Commander Parsons means well - he knows how long I've waited to see something done about Ranocchio's problems - but I have no interest in watching a few scoundrels be led away in chains." [/COLOR] Milo finishes pouring, and then returns the cork to its place. Sitting across from Fury, he lifts his glass, gazing at it thoughtfully. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"I had an old friend on the Council of the People who gifted me this bottle many years ago. He said it was a gift for all of my efforts in making Ranocchio a better place to live; he said it was well-earned. It is of superlative vintage." [/COLOR] Milo pauses for a moment, reflecting, and then continues. [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"] "I told him I would not open it until something tangible had come from my labors. Until I felt as though justice had begun to be served in our district."[/COLOR] Milo raises his glass, tips it towards Fury, and says, [COLOR="MediumTurquoise"]"Thanks to you, my friend, a small but meaningful step in that direction has been taken today. Here's to the beginning of something more."[/COLOR] He takes a hearty drink. [sblock=OOC]I think your hesitations are well-founded. Truth be told, I wasn't particularly pleased with that bit; it was more an effort to push Fury back to Milo's. I can't see Milo wanting to go, anyhow, being the down-to-earth man that he is. He'd rather enjoy his dinner. his wine, and his company. :)[/sblock] [/QUOTE]

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