"Wait seriously? Oh, damn it! I wish I could remember that conversation," he says. "I would have been terrible at the chess game but that would have been worth it. Now I know why he apologized for rooting around in my head at least. I wonder if he--"
He glances up, and--remembering to whom he speaks--draws a breath. "Ah," he says, lowering his head meekly. "S'rry."
But he soon rallies again, though his speech is quieter, more subdued. "But how do you know him? And how did I end up with you?"
The boy blinks, and sets his tea aside. "Wait, Rae, are you all right?"
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Date: 2013-09-15 10:39 pm (UTC)"Wait seriously? Oh, damn it! I wish I could remember that conversation," he says. "I would have been terrible at the chess game but that would have been worth it. Now I know why he apologized for rooting around in my head at least. I wonder if he--"
He glances up, and--remembering to whom he speaks--draws a breath. "Ah," he says, lowering his head meekly. "S'rry."
But he soon rallies again, though his speech is quieter, more subdued. "But how do you know him? And how did I end up with you?"
The boy blinks, and sets his tea aside. "Wait, Rae, are you all right?"