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[gabriel_tam]

Privacy, such as it is, becomes a complicated matter for members of Parliament-- perhaps especially for Senator Gabriel Tam, given the circumstances that brought him to office and the more recent events, as well.

As a result, his staff is already well accustomed to dealing with the sorts of things that commonly affect those who exist in the spotlight of public opinion, including a standard media monitoring service.

Therefore, on the day that the mags hit the stands and 'feeds, there's less than an hour's delay before Mark Jiang pokes his head into Gabriel's office with the news-- and with a complete and annotated report in hand.

When Gabriel arrives back at the apartment, he has the report with him, and a rather amused expression on his face.

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[regan_tam]

Regan ducks her head slightly, with a grin.

"I should hope so," she says cheerfully. "It's a wife's duty, after all."

[gabriel_tam]

He slants a glance at her, smiling.

"Really? Is that why?"

It's almost perfectly innocent.

[regan_tam]

"Mm," she replies, just as innocent. (Or, perhaps, just as unconvincingly so.)

"What, surely you aren't implying that I'd tease you just for the sake of it?"

[gabriel_tam]

"I'd never dream of it," he says.

Gabriel manages to keep a straight face, even, but the lines around his eyes crinkle with suppressed laughter.

[regan_tam]

"Good."

Serene, and satisfied.

At least on the surface. But it's a very thin veneer over the laughter that dances in her eyes.