The smile he wants to give never comes. This isn't a fun topic, this isn't a SAFE topic, but she's still deemed it adequate enough to let him carry something this dangerous out?
...
He still doesn't smile. But there's a fatigue that drapes over him, one he'd been holding behind the tension roping every movement while he had silently been working. A palatable relief, if not quite a fulfilling one.]
...I appreciate your generosity. Thank you.
I'll have them out of here by Friday morning. If something happens again, and people end up exploring this place... I hope you understand why I don't want them finding this.
[He mulls over the obvious segue, turning it over in his head. He wants to say yes. But... she's caught him red-handed, hasn't she? Even if she didn't blame him for it... and he's sure if she thought it was disrespectful, he would have felt SOMETHING change by now.
...
His response is quiet.]
You can stay, if that's what you want.
I wasn't expecting company. But if you're allowing me to use this space, despite everything... letting you observe is the least I can do.
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The smile he wants to give never comes. This isn't a fun topic, this isn't a SAFE topic, but she's still deemed it adequate enough to let him carry something this dangerous out?
...
He still doesn't smile. But there's a fatigue that drapes over him, one he'd been holding behind the tension roping every movement while he had silently been working. A palatable relief, if not quite a fulfilling one.]
...I appreciate your generosity. Thank you.
I'll have them out of here by Friday morning. If something happens again, and people end up exploring this place... I hope you understand why I don't want them finding this.
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[Yeah, that. That would be very Not Good.
Anyway.]
...I'm sure this is difficult work. Should I leave you to it, or...?
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...
His response is quiet.]
You can stay, if that's what you want.
I wasn't expecting company. But if you're allowing me to use this space, despite everything... letting you observe is the least I can do.
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[Mostly. She'll inevitably speak up a few times to ask questions - but for the most part, she's content to sit and watch him work.
It's nicer, she thinks, not to be alone.]