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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 16:41:08 GMT -5
"What did they say?"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 16:42:16 GMT -5
"They're not happy," he mumbled. "About u- about me."
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 17:00:35 GMT -5
"Oh-"
*He'd been afraid of this, been pretending that they wouldn't know care... But of course he was fooling himself.*
"Why on earth didn't you tell me earlier?"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 17:02:11 GMT -5
"I didn't want you to worry..."
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 17:03:44 GMT -5
"Whether I worry or not makes very little difference. I should be worried!"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 17:05:27 GMT -5
"But- look, I'm not a bloody saint, but there's a lot worse than me out there-"
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 17:17:20 GMT -5
"They wouldn't care-"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 17:39:45 GMT -5
"I've been trying to impress them," he muttered finally.
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 17:44:50 GMT -5
"Oh, Herbert-"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 17:51:00 GMT -5
"I don't want to lose you!" he said as he turned to face Aziraphale again."Should I leave? I will for your sake, and then when this has all blown over-"
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 17:54:08 GMT -5
"No!"
*He shook his head.*
"No. That won't be necessary. I- I'll sort things out."
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 18:00:03 GMT -5
"How?" he asked sharply. "They haven't even noticed that I've been hanging rosaries around my wrists, leaning on church doors, attempting to recite prayers-"
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 18:04:50 GMT -5
*He looked absolutely horrified.*
"You're to stop doing that at once- Herbert, your poor hands- No, I'll speak to them. There's no need to put yourself through this!"
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Post by Herbert von Krolock on Nov 3, 2008 18:11:44 GMT -5
"You've done so much for me," he said quietly. "I'm only trying to save you, to change what they object to- I even asked Rishka to cut my hair short after the call, but she refused to-"
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Post by Aziraphale on Nov 3, 2008 18:14:19 GMT -5
"Hurting yourself won't make this any better," *he said, shaking his head.* "And I love your hair."
*His brow furrowed in concern.*
"I'll call them. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about- just a misunderstanding."
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