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 Posted: Thu Jul 17, 2014 4:12 am
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The hesitation had seemed reasonable before, and was entirely understandable when Robert requested for the other two to be first. It was even comprehensible even when Mimsy initially assumed that he was attempting to save the best for last, but delaying it at this point was beginning to seem like an uncomfortably poor decision.
"No, Robert. Today," she insisted, brow knit with a faint sense of (generally) objective concern. "Suppose that Shu or Camille happens to reference their invitation before we speak to him, or mentions it by chance at a later date, even after we have asked. Do not mistakenly provide the impression that his attendance is not of significant importance to both of us, and to you especially so. I absolutely refuse to allow any circumstance to occur within our control where he may seem to be an afterthought, and I know that you would wish to avoid the same. He already knows that you care about him immensely - do not create fictional reasons for him to doubt that. Trust that he would inform you if this would be too harmful to him, and allow him to trust that you have thoroughly considered his well-being. Trust that he would notify you of a need to be alone, but do not force him to be. That isn't what you do. You prove that someone never has to be alone again, remember? I recall this quite clearly. Do you need to be reminded?"
Regardless of his reply, he was going to be anyway. She curled her hand around a portion of the hand he'd raised as she stretched up to kiss his cheek, smiled encouragingly as she pulled away, then urged his hand forward to make him knock. Twice.
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:11 am
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Robert took his chastising with the solemn grace of a four year old, and fidgeted against her hold. "I know, I knooow, it's just.." He couldn't find a reason to excuse himself anymore - not when she kissed his cheek, blanking his mind. It was a dirty trick, and he was never fonder of it. He didn't even notice when she picked up his hand and knocked, until the actual sound jolted him back to attention and he stared at his own hand.
He was still staring when Jordan opened the door.
The look of confusion turned into utter joy when he saw Jordan, and he burst in - about a half of a second after Jordan had finished his sentence inviting them in, not that he was listening - and enveloped the man in a great big hug.
"HEEEEEEY BUDDY," Robert barked out.
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:56 pm
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As Robert entered the room, Mimsy's eyes widened and turned to Jordan, concerned with the breach of standard room entry etiquette. If any damage had been done, she reasoned that it was a bit too late to fix it, and opted to simply close the door behind them.
"It is a sincere pleasure to see you as well." Though it was a bit difficult to see him through the hug that had engulfed him, she waited to catch his eye before offering a smile that was well into the cheerful side of her limited scale of expressions.
"I hope that we have not inconvenienced you with this unannounced visit," she began, clasping her hands in front of her. As tempting as it was, she managed to restrain herself from making any inquiries or mentions of the book that he was reading, though she did chance a quick glance in an attempt to note its title. "If you have a moment, however..."
Her gaze rose to Robert as her rules of social progression finally failed her. None of her lessons ever covered the proper method of addressing this, and she quietly considered why as she waited.
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