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 Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:47 pm
Chana looked down at the ground. "Over a year," she whispered.
It was difficult. She didn't like not knowing what day or month it was. But she couldn't stand knowing how long she'd been here, and she still had the rest of her life ahead of her. But she had Stewart...
Or did she? She hadn't seen him in a while...
Chana shook her head and looked up. "Gee...the sun's going down," she commented, trying to change the course of conversation and thought.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:52 pm
The redhead cringed internally. Her reaction was clear enough- she didn't want to talk about it. Licking his lips briefly, he glanced off in some random direction. He found himself looking at the distant laboratories, just barely visible from here in this light, and tried to force down the guilt that welled up in his chest like emotional bile. "It is getting awfully dark. Were you planning on heading back? I could walk with you, if you don't mind." Blitzen barked from where he stood several feet away, eyes twinkling. He'd heard the word walk!
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 2:55 pm
"Yeah...I think I'll be going back. You can come if you want," she added, a bit surprised at the question. Why did he want to walk with her? Was it some dog instinct...or was it some male instinct? It didn't much matter at the moment...as long as he didn't try to make a move on her!
"It's, um, probably a farther walk than your duplex," she warned, cringing inwardly. That was probably one of the least tactful things she'd said today.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:01 pm
He gave a little shrug. "It'll make up for all the standing around on my part." Brian never used to be so adamant about excersize, but here... he really just needed something to do. "Blizten!" He called, and the dog came bounding back to his master's heels, shaking and getting droplets of water all of him. "Oh, well, thank you for that," the man muttered to his pooch.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:04 pm
"If you say so," Chana replied with another shrug. She giggled at the dog...well, being a dog.
"Off we go then!" the beaver announced, leading the way.
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Posted: Mon Jan 22, 2007 3:16 pm
Brian and Blitzen followed Chana's lead and strolled alongside her as the sun dipped fully below the horizon and a cool air began to stir. The redhead saw her to her duplex and then turned to head back to his. When he arrived, he toweled down his mucky dog and then stood outside for a little while, looking at the stars and contemplating life, before heading inside.
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