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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 25, 2008 21:04:51 GMT -5
Herbert, meanwhile, was trying very hard to pretend that this wasn't adding to the pain-induced nausea he was already experiencing.
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 25, 2008 21:10:38 GMT -5
*For a few minutes, the only sound that could be heard was the sound of the scissors, and the occasional Aziraphale refraining from saying something like "drat."*
"All right, that should do it."
*He'd actually done quite a good job.*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 25, 2008 21:12:24 GMT -5
"What does it look like?" Herbert asked slowly.
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 25, 2008 21:13:24 GMT -5
"I only had to take off an inch and a half- I can hardly tell the difference."
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 25, 2008 21:14:53 GMT -5
He sighed in visible relief.
"Good. It's bad enough knowing th- that- well-"
He touched his badly skinned left cheek.
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 25, 2008 21:17:41 GMT -5
"Oh, Herbert, it's hardly grotesque. Lie back..."
*He removed a pillow so that Herbert was now reclining comfortably.*
"Better?"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 25, 2008 21:18:35 GMT -5
"If you stay with me."
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 25, 2008 21:19:30 GMT -5
*He kissed Herbert's unwounded cheek and sat on the bed next to him.*
"Of course. Try and get some rest, all right?"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 26, 2008 3:21:00 GMT -5
"If you ever left me," Herbert said softly, and not for the first time, "I don't know what I would do."
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 26, 2008 18:32:16 GMT -5
"Don't you worry, dear. I'm here."
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Jun 26, 2008 18:37:40 GMT -5
Herbert squeezed him just a little too tightly.
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Post by Aziraphale on Jun 26, 2008 18:45:48 GMT -5
*He stroked his hair softly and heaved a sigh.*
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