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weboftime
2023-01-05 11:49 pm (UTC)
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[He sits back.]
I was running a few tests in the library. It is less crowded than the hallways or common rooms and I didn't want to be disturbed.
I didn't hear John approach and a book hit his mask and smashed it against the bookshelf.
It snapped in half. I called Arthur because I remembered they were together. And then he got angry, so I told him to contact you and left.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 12:26 am (UTC)
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[She steps in and gently shuts the door behind her.]
He told me you were upset.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 12:28 am (UTC)
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I don't like being accused of something I didn't do.
[He threads his fingers through his hair, refusing to acknowledge that John's death upset him.]
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 12:43 am (UTC)
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No one does.
[She frowns.]
I knew you didn't do it on purpose. That must've given you a fright.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 12:46 am (UTC)
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It was certainly unexpected.
[She doesn't seem upset, at least. He turns down the music and faces her properly.]
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 12:52 am (UTC)
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Must've been a big fucking book, huh?
[She helps herself to his chair.]
Sorry he put you through that, accusing you like that.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 12:54 am (UTC)
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Don't apologize for him. Why do people do that?
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 01:45 am (UTC)
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Wasn't apologizing for him. It's a fucking turn-of-phrase. I was expressing sympathy for the situation, and for the discomfort he put you through.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 01:48 am (UTC)
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Ah.
Well, there's no need for it. I'm fine. I should have known better.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 02:55 am (UTC)
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No, you shouldn't have known better, cuz you didn't mean it. You weren't being irresponsible.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 02:57 am (UTC)
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I meant reaching out to Arthur.
That was clearly a mistake.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 03:04 am (UTC)
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No, no, wrong fucking takeaway from that. That was the right thing to do, Henry, telling someone. You couldn't account for how they were gonna react.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 03:08 am (UTC)
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[The look he gives her is exceptionally condescending.]
No, I knew how he would act. I
hoped
it would be different.
Telling him did nothing but make the situation worse.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 03:14 am (UTC)
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[Holy cow. Trixie puts her head into her hands, taking in a slow breath.
She'll answer him, just give her a minute.]
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weboftime
2023-01-06 03:17 am (UTC)
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[He stays out of her mind at the moment, letting her stew it over. He sits back on his bed, raising his knee.]
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 03:24 am (UTC)
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[Okay. Okay, she's got this. She drops her hands and sits up.]
You can't guarantee that the right thing'll be met the way you expected. But it was good that you told him anyway. It would've caused him more pain to find out any other way.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 12:13 pm (UTC)
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Do you think I care about causing him pain?
Especially now?
[He lets out a breath, regulating himself.]
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-06 12:18 pm (UTC)
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I think you cared about John. I think you feel regret for having hurt him.
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weboftime
2023-01-06 12:19 pm (UTC)
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[He almost,
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argues with her. But he can't. Not without an entire lie.]
I regretted it because it was an accident. I don't like losing control.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-07 12:01 am (UTC)
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You don't like things not going to plan. You didn't plan on killing anyone.
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weboftime
2023-01-07 12:20 am (UTC)
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Exactly.
And John didn't deserve that.
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-07 01:17 am (UTC)
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[That...gives her a little hope to cling to. She nods.]
He did not, that's right.
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weboftime
2023-01-07 01:33 am (UTC)
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[He goes quiet, hands in his lap.]
Is that all you needed?
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wishiwasatree
2023-01-07 01:47 am (UTC)
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Yeah. I just...just wanted to see if you were alright.
[And since he definitely is alright and didn't take the wrong message from this at all, her job here is done.
She gets up from the chair to leave him be.]
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weboftime
2023-01-07 01:50 am (UTC)
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[He sits up.]
Trixie, wait a moment.
Do you want to stay a while? We can listen to music?
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I was running a few tests in the library. It is less crowded than the hallways or common rooms and I didn't want to be disturbed.
I didn't hear John approach and a book hit his mask and smashed it against the bookshelf.
It snapped in half. I called Arthur because I remembered they were together. And then he got angry, so I told him to contact you and left.
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He told me you were upset.
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[He threads his fingers through his hair, refusing to acknowledge that John's death upset him.]
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[She frowns.]
I knew you didn't do it on purpose. That must've given you a fright.
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[She doesn't seem upset, at least. He turns down the music and faces her properly.]
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[She helps herself to his chair.]
Sorry he put you through that, accusing you like that.
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Well, there's no need for it. I'm fine. I should have known better.
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That was clearly a mistake.
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No, I knew how he would act. I hoped it would be different.
Telling him did nothing but make the situation worse.
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She'll answer him, just give her a minute.]
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You can't guarantee that the right thing'll be met the way you expected. But it was good that you told him anyway. It would've caused him more pain to find out any other way.
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Especially now?
[He lets out a breath, regulating himself.]
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I regretted it because it was an accident. I don't like losing control.
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And John didn't deserve that.
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He did not, that's right.
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Is that all you needed?
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[And since he definitely is alright and didn't take the wrong message from this at all, her job here is done.
She gets up from the chair to leave him be.]
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Trixie, wait a moment.
Do you want to stay a while? We can listen to music?
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