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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:06:33 GMT -5
"There. Now that that's over..."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:10:33 GMT -5
Almost inaudibly, he said, "I know." He didn't look up.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:20:07 GMT -5
He kissed Adrien on the forehead, very gently.
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:21:06 GMT -5
He accepted it with only the slightest tilt of his head towards Adrian.
"How long do I have?" he asked timidly.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:23:05 GMT -5
"What do you mean?"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:24:13 GMT -5
When Adrien looked up at him, even without words, the answer was more or less there.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:32:01 GMT -5
"Adrien," he sighed, exasperated. "No. No."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:32:48 GMT -5
Adrien withdrew slightly, startled, but not understanding.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:37:40 GMT -5
"You cannot actually think that after all that I have done for you that I would just abandon you to the system that put you in such misery in the first place?" Adrian said, sounding as though he believed Adrien were rather slow. "You underestimate me."
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:38:58 GMT -5
Adrien was, indeed, a little slow putting that together. He did, however, pick up on Veidt's temper enough to be hesitant as he asked, "You don't think that that's... where I belong?"
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:43:30 GMT -5
"No- what, do you want me to send you away?"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:44:33 GMT -5
"Of course not," he said, "but...how will you ever be able to - ?"
He had been going to say something like touch me again?, but the gravity of what Veidt was saying began to hit home.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:49:02 GMT -5
"To what?"
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Post by Adrien Baillon on Sept 1, 2009 19:52:34 GMT -5
"How do you feel about me?" he asked desperately, sounding terribly bewildered.
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Sept 1, 2009 19:56:28 GMT -5
"I've told you. I care for you very deeply."
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