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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 21:02:25 GMT -5
"You'd be just fine without me," *he began.*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 21:13:13 GMT -5
"You don't understand- I mean, isn't it rather obvious that there is something very, very wrong with me?"
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 21:26:03 GMT -5
"I don't-"
*There was, yes. Aziraphale would have to be an idiot not to realize this. But he'd always been better at pretending unpleasant facts weren't there, than dealing with them.*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 21:33:32 GMT -5
"It's not even as though I always knew it- Vater always told me that I was normal and that the rest of the world were the ones with problems-"
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 21:46:48 GMT -5
"Everyone has problems, Herbert."
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 21:56:50 GMT -5
Herbert looked into Aziraphale's eyes and whispered "I don't have to pretend for you."
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 22:01:59 GMT -5
"Come here," *he whispered, pulling Herbert into a hug.*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 22:12:13 GMT -5
"Oh, you should have seen me the first few years after I died," Herbert sighed, almost laughing, as he returned the embrace. "It was ridiculous."
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 22:17:28 GMT -5
"That bad?" *he asked, attempting a smile.*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 22:29:16 GMT -5
"I went through a period where I would go through three hair colors in as many weeks," he admitted. "And I really would just cut it all off when I was angry. It didn't matter, not then..."
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 22:33:37 GMT -5
"There's nothing wrong with that," *he said with a shrug*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 22:45:47 GMT -5
"I feel such a fool looking back on it, that's all. At least I had some restraint this time..."
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 22:56:36 GMT -5
*Aziraphale nodded silently. What could he say?*
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Aug 10, 2008 23:00:39 GMT -5
"What if my father was right, though?" he asked suddenly.
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Post by Aziraphale on Aug 10, 2008 23:03:36 GMT -5
"I... I don't know. I suppose we just soldier on..."
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