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River finished up her final assignment with a relieved sigh. "Phew. Finally finished."
Simon glanced up at the clock. "Really? You're finished early."
She stretched and stood. "Yes, I worked quickly. I'm going to town tonight."
This caught Simon's attention. "Really? What for?"
River shrugged as she made her way to a cabinet to take inventory for Simon. "I need to fix the lock on my door, and I don't have the supplies to do so. I also need to purchase a new computer mouse, and there's a poetry reading in town tonight."
Simon arched his eyebrows. "Oh, a poetry reading? Are you meeting someone?" His tone was suggestive.
"Yes, I am, and no, it's not a boy. I told you, I don't have a boyfriend. You're the only male who isn't a professor who I converse with, to my knowledge, and you're low on Tylenol and sanitary napkins."
"Oh, thanks, I'll write that down. But, you know, I may not be the brightest when it comes to... girls and stuff, but I have a big brother instinct. You like someone, don't you?"
River looked over her shoulder at her brother and grinned. "I'll never tell. I suggest changing the subject, unless you wish to be nagged about nieces and nephews again. You need a girlfriend."
Simon smiled. "I don't see that happening anytime soon, mei-mei. The only women around here are either coworkers, taken, students, related to me, uninteresting, or men." He wrinkled his nose.
"Don't discount them simply because they're men," River said. "Although I do want nieces and nephews, and I don't particularly want you dating the Latin professor."
This certainly had Simon's attention. He stared at River long and hard, wheels turning in his head. Something clicked. "River, are you--"
"Someone's knocking at the door," River said, interrupting, and a moment later, there was, indeed, knocking at the door. "I'll get it."
((Takes place the night of Raven's thread. Open to Raven.))
Simon glanced up at the clock. "Really? You're finished early."
She stretched and stood. "Yes, I worked quickly. I'm going to town tonight."
This caught Simon's attention. "Really? What for?"
River shrugged as she made her way to a cabinet to take inventory for Simon. "I need to fix the lock on my door, and I don't have the supplies to do so. I also need to purchase a new computer mouse, and there's a poetry reading in town tonight."
Simon arched his eyebrows. "Oh, a poetry reading? Are you meeting someone?" His tone was suggestive.
"Yes, I am, and no, it's not a boy. I told you, I don't have a boyfriend. You're the only male who isn't a professor who I converse with, to my knowledge, and you're low on Tylenol and sanitary napkins."
"Oh, thanks, I'll write that down. But, you know, I may not be the brightest when it comes to... girls and stuff, but I have a big brother instinct. You like someone, don't you?"
River looked over her shoulder at her brother and grinned. "I'll never tell. I suggest changing the subject, unless you wish to be nagged about nieces and nephews again. You need a girlfriend."
Simon smiled. "I don't see that happening anytime soon, mei-mei. The only women around here are either coworkers, taken, students, related to me, uninteresting, or men." He wrinkled his nose.
"Don't discount them simply because they're men," River said. "Although I do want nieces and nephews, and I don't particularly want you dating the Latin professor."
This certainly had Simon's attention. He stared at River long and hard, wheels turning in his head. Something clicked. "River, are you--"
"Someone's knocking at the door," River said, interrupting, and a moment later, there was, indeed, knocking at the door. "I'll get it."
((Takes place the night of Raven's thread. Open to Raven.))