[ Oh, a knock, even! He's not afforded many of those, nowadays. Not that he minds.
The face is a familiar one, and the eyes on his mask scrunch in obvious delight as he closes the book in his hand and drops it with a flourish. Hell, at the words, he even claps. ]
I could certainly consider it!
[ This will probably get him scolded again, but really, his students are such a toss-up. Nobody appreciates being jumpscared nowadays, and it really puts a damper on the appreciation he should be getting. He works hard! Not as hard as he should, really, but at least he's making an effort!
A gesture towards his desk; come closer. ]
But only if you're genuine. Or relatively convincing, at the very least; I'm hardly picky.
my beautiful grandson
The face is a familiar one, and the eyes on his mask scrunch in obvious delight as he closes the book in his hand and drops it with a flourish. Hell, at the words, he even claps. ]
I could certainly consider it!
[ This will probably get him scolded again, but really, his students are such a toss-up. Nobody appreciates being jumpscared nowadays, and it really puts a damper on the appreciation he should be getting. He works hard! Not as hard as he should, really, but at least he's making an effort!
A gesture towards his desk; come closer. ]
But only if you're genuine. Or relatively convincing, at the very least; I'm hardly picky.
[ Local man is aware people may hate his guts. ]