[ The sound, when it comes, comes from behind him. It's small at first, a slight fizzing in the air that could almost go mistaken for a rustle of leaves until it becomes the hiss and spit of sparks, a firework held captive, and amongst that soundscape - ]
—back when you know more, I'll see what I can do. Okay. Thanks.
[ Stephen Strange emerges from the sparking circle of amber that frames the snapshot of a deceptively quiet Sunset Falls town center against the backdrop of his driveway, a bag of groceries in one hand and his phone in the other. This he hangs up as his conversation comes to an end, attention already moved to the stranger stood waiting for him.
It's not that this isn't relatively commonplace by now. People who need the kinds of help that he can offer have known where to go for a good while. There's just something about this caller that makes him feel like he's missed a memo.
Or maybe it's just that he doesn't like being caught in his shopping-day casuals when somebody arrives on business. ]
no subject
—back when you know more, I'll see what I can do. Okay. Thanks.
[ Stephen Strange emerges from the sparking circle of amber that frames the snapshot of a deceptively quiet Sunset Falls town center against the backdrop of his driveway, a bag of groceries in one hand and his phone in the other. This he hangs up as his conversation comes to an end, attention already moved to the stranger stood waiting for him.
It's not that this isn't relatively commonplace by now. People who need the kinds of help that he can offer have known where to go for a good while. There's just something about this caller that makes him feel like he's missed a memo.
Or maybe it's just that he doesn't like being caught in his shopping-day casuals when somebody arrives on business. ]
Can I help you?