(At the mention of Sherlock's bite-marks, Bella glances over (http://favorite-three.livejournal.com/1195.html?thread=24491#t24491) at him, but keeps her focus on Tony. She'll think about that later.)
Tony's account is - persuasive. She's watched news clips of him speaking. He can deliver a prewritten speech, he can banter with the journalists, but when someone asked a question he didn't like it was written all over his face and came through with equal transparency in his tone of voice. Sherlock may be an actor; Tony is not. Even over the phone, without his expressions visible, his story conveys exactly the kinds of emotions one might expect it to.
The details he offers are likewise convincing, made all the more so for the part of the story he makes no secret of omitting. It's slightly uncomfortable to hear, a level of intimacy she wouldn't usually expect from a perfect stranger. He must have a lot of faith in Sherlock to share them with her so willingly.
It could be an elaborately planned virtuoso performance . . . but she really, really doubts that.
She pauses for a moment, waiting to see if he's going to continue with anything before she speaks herself.
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Tony's account is - persuasive. She's watched news clips of him speaking. He can deliver a prewritten speech, he can banter with the journalists, but when someone asked a question he didn't like it was written all over his face and came through with equal transparency in his tone of voice. Sherlock may be an actor; Tony is not. Even over the phone, without his expressions visible, his story conveys exactly the kinds of emotions one might expect it to.
The details he offers are likewise convincing, made all the more so for the part of the story he makes no secret of omitting. It's slightly uncomfortable to hear, a level of intimacy she wouldn't usually expect from a perfect stranger. He must have a lot of faith in Sherlock to share them with her so willingly.
It could be an elaborately planned virtuoso performance . . . but she really, really doubts that.
She pauses for a moment, waiting to see if he's going to continue with anything before she speaks herself.