Yvette the Courtesan in Palimpsest

Interview Excerpts: Can you tell when a person is flirting with you?

RESPONSES
Dargent-Laureats
"……yes. I choose not to say."
-- Vizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I, uh, I thought I could…"
-- Viziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.
Ironsides
"A good hunter is always alert to seize the opportunity when the prey presents itself!"
-- Vizier Balthazar Ironside.
"Um."
-- Subvizier Agamemnon Ironside.
"If I’m paying attention."
-- Katib Menelaus Ironside.
"Yeah: they ask to see me deadlift, or they offer to let me use them for workout practice."
-- Katiba Britomart Ironside.

Stargazers
"Not something I think about."
-- Vizier Leopold Stargazer.
"Usually."
-- Viziera Andromeda Stargazer.
"There’s a little list of girls you can ask that one."
-- Subvizier Pollux Stargazer.
"Remarkably well, as it turns out, even in cases of great subtlety."
-- Katib Castor Stargazer.
"The kind of people who flirt with half-orcs are usually pretty blunt about it."
-- Katiba Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

"Heavens no."
-- Bartleby.
Dargents
"I have better things to care about."
-- Vizier Richard Dargent.
"What sort of woman would I be if I couldn’t?"
-- Viziera Guinevera Dargent.
"……yes. I choose not to say."
-- Subvizier Victor Dargent-Laureat.
"I, uh, I thought I could…"
-- Subviziera Satine Dargent-Laureat.

"Sometimes, but I try to ignore it when they do."
-- Katib Hugo Dargent.
"Would they do that?"
-- Katiba Scarlett Dargent.

"If their mouth is moving, I’m pretty sure they’re flirting with me."
-- Lindie Asklepa.
"I’m pretty sure no-one’s ever flirted with me, so how would I know?"
-- Connie Furr.
"Yes, they bark."
-- Voltaire.
Carterholds
"I’ve learned."
-- Katiba Rouge Carterhold.
Bakerstreets
"I can tell when anyone’s flirting with anyone. Part of my job."
-- Vizier Cobbler Bakerstreet.
"They’re always flirting, brah. No need to guess."
-- Katib Cody Bakerstreet.
"Most times I can also tell you why."
-- Katiba Wiggin Bakerstreet.
Baharats
"I can, of course. I would not want to risk allowing such a gift to go unrepaid."
-- Ex-Subvizier James Baharat.

"Naw, I always have to ask. They usually say yes though."
-- Beautiful Baharat Guard.
"Uh. Yeah. Well. The way the Baharat’s dress me, it’s not usually subtle."
-- Martini.
Brasseyes
"Not to my knowledge."
-- Katiba Grimoire Brasseyes.
Darktusks
"Better than they can."
-- Mirze Rifi Darktusk.
Greenskins
"Once or twice I could."
-- Vizier Kronk Greenskin.
"The kind of people who flirt with half-orcs are usually pretty blunt about it."
-- Subvizier Cassiopeia Stargazer-Greenskin.

Jackalslicers
"I do not believe I have been given cause to know."
-- Viziera Atkin Jackalslicer.
"If they do, then no."
-- Katib Fennec Jackalslicer.
Shajaras
"It’s one of my most fluent languages."
-- Vizier Hali Shajara.
"Of course; it makes them fun."
-- Viziera Cassilda Shajara.
Brambleites
"I would not be so uncouth as to presume such intent unsaid!"
-- Bugsby Cottontail.
"I’m pretty sure no-one’s ever flirted with me, so how would I know?"
-- Connie Furr.

"I can, of course. I would not want to risk allowing such a gift to go unrepaid."
-- James Baharat.

"Uh. Yeah. Well. The way the Baharat’s dress me, it’s not usually subtle."
-- Martini.

"Generally, yes, although it would be cruel to reciprocate, given the demands of my other form."
-- Vulpix.
"Um… signs would point to no."
-- Warren Furr.
"Um… I’m married."
-- Winnie Furr.
Patchwork Empire
"It would be deeply embarrassing if I couldn’t, with this much experience."
-- Pairaka.
Undergazette
"Picking up when someone has ulterior motives is a big part of my job. That’s just one of the perks."
-- Krona Tailfeather.
"If their mouth is moving, I’m pretty sure they’re flirting with me."
-- Lindie Asklepa.

"If I flirt at them and they don’t throw something at me, that’s a pretty good sign."
-- Tito.
Yvette & her Handmaidens
"Oh, darling."
-- Yvette, the Courtesan.
"Easily, but then, they almost always are."
-- Yvette Vixois.
"It would be deeply embarrassing if I couldn’t, with this much experience."
-- Pairaka.