[Action-y Action]semper_cogitansDecember 15 2011, 04:44:08 UTC
[... It's probably somewhat late-ish by the time Robert returns home from Helios' party. Despite the fact that part of him had wanted to stay longer, he feels obligated in part by the fact that Don would've been home alone... and the fact he's worried the blizzard might have knocked out the power.
It's dark when he first walks in, and so his voice is curious as he closes the front door behind himself.]
Down here. [That is, on the floor by the coffee table. The TV is off, and he's filtering his running journal entry before he starts the next movie. Who needs light?]
... It... was certainly exhausting, being around all those people... [With nobody else to cling to, unlike the Christmas ball.
Robert smiles fondly a moment later probably for reasons that haven't happened yet.] But... it was nice... I did enjoy it, and... and I hope Helios did too.
... Have... have you been alright? I... I did not want to leave you too long...
I've been watching movies with everyone. [Finishing the filter, he turns the TV back on and cues up the title screen of the next DVD. Once he's gotten it started, he moves back to the couch and resettles himself amongst the blankets.] Join us?
[It reminds Don too - of Mike's insistence that Robert would not like any movie the Hamatos liked. The one he just put on is a Disney flick, and it still has violent scenes.]
[Deciding not to mention that, Don dips his snout in Robert's direction, reading the warmth coming off him.]
It's called "Beauty and the Beast". It's - a love story.
[Robert ought to know romance is not usually Don's genre, but something about the way he says this might suggest he has a special affinity for the movie.]
[Robert studies the screen with curiosity, listening to the whole tale with some measure of scrutiny. Cursing someone for a social faux pas? That seems a little harsh.
... But at the same time, he's not having the easiest time seeing why the curse is a humongously bad thing. It didn't really change much, did it?]
... What an odd reaction, though... it was cruel...
[For a moment, he wants to say that's impossible. But... but the turtle sitting next to him... well, Ingrid said in one world, he was fictional as well.
Huh.]
... How remarkable.
[Softly:] But... he seems like a nice person to me.
It's dark when he first walks in, and so his voice is curious as he closes the front door behind himself.]
... Don?
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How was the party?
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Robert smiles fondly a moment later probably for reasons that haven't happened yet.] But... it was nice... I did enjoy it, and... and I hope Helios did too.
... Have... have you been alright? I... I did not want to leave you too long...
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I've been watching movies with everyone. [Finishing the filter, he turns the TV back on and cues up the title screen of the next DVD. Once he's gotten it started, he moves back to the couch and resettles himself amongst the blankets.] Join us?
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Or Hamato. Robert doesn't mind right now.]
... Of course...
[He shifts onto the couch near Don - not so close that his body heat is overwhelming, but close enough so that maybe it helps warm the blankets.]
Which is this, if... I may ask?
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[Deciding not to mention that, Don dips his snout in Robert's direction, reading the warmth coming off him.]
It's called "Beauty and the Beast". It's - a love story.
[Robert ought to know romance is not usually Don's genre, but something about the way he says this might suggest he has a special affinity for the movie.]
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[He knows someone named Beast. Perhaps this will be relevant...]
... That is a little unusual for you...
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[He listens with rapt attention as the narrator tells the tale of the prince and the enchantress.]
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... But at the same time, he's not having the easiest time seeing why the curse is a humongously bad thing. It didn't really change much, did it?]
... What an odd reaction, though... it was cruel...
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She's teaching him a lesson about appearances.
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Appearances...? Do you mean... physical appearance?
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[Maybe that's a lesson Robert can understand - or at least see the need for.]
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... Of course, once the intro gets to actually showing the Beast, however briefly...]
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That... looks very much like the Beast here in Luceti...
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[For a moment, he wants to say that's impossible. But... but the turtle sitting next to him... well, Ingrid said in one world, he was fictional as well.
Huh.]
... How remarkable.
[Softly:] But... he seems like a nice person to me.
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[He's quiet a moment, watching Belle greet the townspeople, then says:] I think she was my first crush.
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