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Mar 20, 2018 20:25:37 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 20:25:37 GMT -5
“I told them to just call you Ms. Johnson,” he said, “since ‘Mrs Loki’ didn’t seem to be going over well.”
It was a little after four and Adrian was leaning on the edge of his desk, looking perhaps a little peakier than usual- he’d been through a lot the previous night, after all- but otherwise rather rumpled and casual.
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 20:35:35 GMT -5
Teja tilted her head skeptically.
"I'll refrain from the joke I could make. How are you holding up?"
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Mar 20, 2018 20:37:09 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 20:37:09 GMT -5
“My back is still a bit sore,” he laughed, “but aside from that, well enough.”
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 20:39:15 GMT -5
"Your back?"
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Mar 20, 2018 20:42:11 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 20:42:11 GMT -5
“Well, and you’re here to help me with my hair, though that’s less trouble,” he said. “How about you? I’m not sure what Loki told you about what happened, but I wanted to check in on you regardless.”
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 20:45:42 GMT -5
"Absolutely nothing. Don't take it the wrong way, but you did a number on his feelings last night. I guess you clapped him on the shoulder and said something like, 'Good job, sport'? That's how he put it, anyway."
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Mar 20, 2018 20:51:20 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 20:51:20 GMT -5
“Ah,” said Adrian. “I think I thanked him once, but never in those words.”
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 20:54:37 GMT -5
"He'll remember it as 'good job, sport' forever now," said Teja soberly. "I've been saying 'good job, sport' to him all day every since."
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Mar 20, 2018 20:56:26 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 20:56:26 GMT -5
“God help us all,” Adrian said solemnly.
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 20:57:11 GMT -5
She grimly pointed some fingerguns at him.
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Mar 20, 2018 21:00:11 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 21:00:11 GMT -5
Adrian slid off the desk and put his arms around her in a quick embrace.
“Glad to see you again, sweetheart.”
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 21:02:31 GMT -5
That startled her, but not in an unpleasant way. She leaned into the embrace, wrapping her arms around his neck instead of his back. "Oh, god, you too-"
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Mar 20, 2018 21:06:55 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 21:06:55 GMT -5
“I’m not proving as skilled at letting you go as I think we hoped,” Adrian said after holding her for a moment and then releasing her again. “I don’t know if I mind, either-“
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Post by Teja on Mar 20, 2018 21:08:43 GMT -5
She smiled up at him, feeling suddenly a bit bashful. "You called me 'sweetheart'-"
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Mar 20, 2018 21:11:28 GMT -5
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Post by Adrian Veidt on Mar 20, 2018 21:11:28 GMT -5
“Too much?”
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