Even though Strange has lost interest in trying to call Pumpkin over, the moment the words secret boyfriend slips out of his sister's mouth, Lambert just about drops the poor little dog anyway -- who immediately races over to check out the new person, odd-smelling as he is and all. She recognizes that smell! He's been here before!
Lambert would really like to state categorically that Peridot's just being a little shit and Strange absolutely shouldn't take her words literally. However, much as he'd choked on his own words when Miko asked about the sweater, he struggles to get it out, making a weird noise in the back of his throat (vaguely reminiscent of a deflating balloon) as he goes sheet-white in indignation, then bright red in mortification. It's not a good look under the bruising. How could Peridot even say something like that?
(Of course, it's pretty obvious in retrospect how she could, but even Lambert doesn't know how he feels about Childermass, except possibly 'irrationally attached,' and they haven't exactly gotten a chance to talk about it! Some part of him is offended! They don't need labels!)
Of course, by the time he actually manages to gather his scrambled wits together to muster a coherent response, Strange comes out with that and Lambert's jaw nearly hits the floor.
"She's my sister!" he thunders, startling poor Pumpkin, who was just getting to pawing at the mages legs. Denying the whole 'secret boyfriend' thing is just going to take a backseat to this for a moment, because what the fuck, Strange? He immediately regrets getting worked up when sudden twinges of pain all around remind him why, in fact, he shouldn't be getting up, and he winces, dropping a hand to his side and leaning back against the couch. Yeah, that was a bad idea. No yelling.
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Lambert would really like to state categorically that Peridot's just being a little shit and Strange absolutely shouldn't take her words literally. However, much as he'd choked on his own words when Miko asked about the sweater, he struggles to get it out, making a weird noise in the back of his throat (vaguely reminiscent of a deflating balloon) as he goes sheet-white in indignation, then bright red in mortification. It's not a good look under the bruising. How could Peridot even say something like that?
(Of course, it's pretty obvious in retrospect how she could, but even Lambert doesn't know how he feels about Childermass, except possibly 'irrationally attached,' and they haven't exactly gotten a chance to talk about it! Some part of him is offended! They don't need labels!)
Of course, by the time he actually manages to gather his scrambled wits together to muster a coherent response, Strange comes out with that and Lambert's jaw nearly hits the floor.
"She's my sister!" he thunders, startling poor Pumpkin, who was just getting to pawing at the mages legs. Denying the whole 'secret boyfriend' thing is just going to take a backseat to this for a moment, because what the fuck, Strange? He immediately regrets getting worked up when sudden twinges of pain all around remind him why, in fact, he shouldn't be getting up, and he winces, dropping a hand to his side and leaning back against the couch. Yeah, that was a bad idea. No yelling.