Evens are Odds: October 2017

Extenuating Circumstances

"If you're just starting out on your own, it can be tempting to try working from home to lower you overhead, but it's important to account for OTHER factors that may have bearing on your productivity..." ~ TEDDY: *on phone* "Hi, Becky? Yeah, I'm sorry, I'm going to have to postpone our meeting..." ~ TEDDY: *cat, purring contentedly, laying across both his hands, pinning them to the keyboard* "...Yeah, something else came up....."

"It's fine, she never does this, so I should just indulge her now, and I'll make up the lost time by sticking with it a little bit longer tonight: That can't be comfortable, I'm sure she'll want to move before too long..."

...*cut to four days later*...

Methodology

"How NORMAL people FLIRT:" MACGIRL: *making good eye contact, twirling her hair, reaching across to touch man's hand* Ha! You're so funny!" ~ "How I flirt:" TEDDY: *arms crossed, looking away* "...y'know, there's actually a really compelling TED TALK about flirting I could refer you to..."

#YouMayBeASapiosexualIf...

Inuendo

*Teddy adorned in swag touting 'WE <3 BIG WOOD'* ALLISON: "No wait, don't tell me... You bought a SAWMILL?" TEDDY: "Wow! You're almost getting to know me TOO well!"

"Dammit, when I said I 'had a thing for wood' all I meant is that a nice, big slab of some exotic hardwood kind of does it for m-this isn't sounding any better is it?.."