[tobias follows roman up to the bar quietly, stares back at the man when he studies tobias, and then turns his flat look the bartender's way while he waits for an answer.
the look the bartender gives back to him is slightly startled, and it's enough to remind tobias to think about facial expressions and he focuses fiercely for a moment on attempting to portray some measure of the desperate hope he's feeling right now. he must succeed on some level because a second later the bartender seems to calm again.
unfortunately the calm quickly makes way for a soft, apologetic smile and a shaking head in answer. tobias closes his eyes and presses his face to the bar to avoid trying to force a new expression onto his face to match the situation, exhaling shakily.]
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the look the bartender gives back to him is slightly startled, and it's enough to remind tobias to think about facial expressions and he focuses fiercely for a moment on attempting to portray some measure of the desperate hope he's feeling right now. he must succeed on some level because a second later the bartender seems to calm again.
unfortunately the calm quickly makes way for a soft, apologetic smile and a shaking head in answer. tobias closes his eyes and presses his face to the bar to avoid trying to force a new expression onto his face to match the situation, exhaling shakily.]