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 Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:42 pm
Dari smiled. How sweet. He nodded then as Maia continued.
"You can. Just be prepared for the mood to fall. It is not a pleasant story."
Toby slept in, waking around nine for good. It had been a fitful sleep but he felt at least marginally rested. He hadn't dreamed, or if he had he didn't remember. The werewolf was happy for that. He came downstairs in a t-shirt and pajama pants and went looking for Maia.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:48 pm
Maia looked up. She had propped open a magazine a while ago and was amused by women's fashion tips. They didn't look that attractive, really. She closed the magazine and gave Toby a smile. "Good morning," she said, standing to greet him. "Did you want to go to the store?" she asked.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:50 pm
"Why, did you want something special?" he asked. "If it's something simple I think I'd rather go to the market." It was closer and less busy. Bah, that meant he had to get dressed and stuff, didn't it?
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 4:59 pm
"No, but we ought to get milk," she said, looking towards the kitchen. "Then we can make an omelett if you like." She wandered over to him and gave him a hug. "We can have omeletts for lunch, so we don't have to go right away." She was glad Toby had gotten a few hours sleep.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:10 pm
"Oh, no. I'm pretty hungry. Just give me a minute." He retreated then to get dressed, to fix his hair, to give his teeth an initial brushing so he didn't offend any cashiers. He hated what he saw in the mirror, more than usual. It only took a few minutes before he emerged again and forced another smile.
"Alright, you ready to go?"
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:18 pm
Maia waited for Toby to get ready, giving a look of concern in Dari's direction. "I'm ready," she said, when he returned. She offered him her hand. "Let's go. Maybe we'll find something else we'd like, too." Something chocolate. It'd certainly helped her, maybe it'd help him too.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:29 pm
Toby didn't take her hand, but he did offer her a smile.
"Sure. Whatever you want." He wasn't feeling like an every-aisle run-through though. That would be too much for him, but if Maia wanted it, fine. They needed milk and bread and... things. The thought of going out amongst people upset his stomach. He grabbed his keys and nodded for Maia to follow. "Come on."
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:36 pm
Before Maia followed Toby to the car, she promised to text Dari. She headed outside and climbed in once it was unlocked. "Lets just get what we need and come back home," Maia suggested. "We could watch a movie together, the three of us."
She sent Dari a sad face emoji.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:45 pm
Dari texted back a fist emoji. Be strong!
Toby didn't seem to notice Maia texting as he started up the car and headed out toward the supermarket. "Sure." He didn't want to go out. He didn't want to cook. He didn't want to watch a movie. They were just two days away from the worst day of his life every year. He rubbed hi stubbly cheek and drove quietly.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 5:57 pm
Maia didn't know what to say to get Toby to perk up. She didn't want to ask him what was making him so unhappy so early in the morning. "We could look at stars tonight," she suggested. It'd seemed to make him happy, spending time at the lake together.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:04 pm
"Sure." Another noncommittal response. He didn't want to do anything, but he knew it was unhealthy to just mope. "We could have a fire, if you like. Pick up some marshmallows." He had a fire pit on the patio. Watching the stars, duller though they may be, and sitting around a fire? That might bring his spirits up a little.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2015 6:20 pm
"Ooh, that'd be nice. Dari might like marshmallows." She'd so far been unable to find anything Dari especially liked to eat, besides ice cream. "Would you like that?" she asked. Would that cheer him up? He didn't seem too interested in anything.
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 5:01 pm
Half of Toby's mouth curled up into a smile. It was more than lately at least. He looked to Maia briefly.
"Yeah, he does." Then it was right back to the road, and Maia could watch his expression fall again. "I, uh... well it can't hurt, right?"
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 5:08 pm
Maia noticed Toby's expression and sighed. Well, it didn't seem like it would cheer Toby up after all. "What would make you happy?" she asked. Maybe it was one of those things where nothing helped, but she wanted to try, at least. "We could bake something together."
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Posted: Sun Sep 27, 2015 5:15 pm
Toby's nose wrinkled slightly. He had gone well beyond the point of baking helping. That had been the 3am pie incident. Just two days.
"I'm not really in the mood to bake."
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