[....looks like it's time to take down all the photos again.
Sometimes B wonders why he even bothers. Nobody even comes inside this house. And every time he does it, they just send another person right after, as though to deliberately annoy him.
And this one is gawking at one in particular. Awesome.
A person who does not look like the 'dad' in the photo stands there, with his hands in his pockets, just... staring listlessly, slightly above the teen's face. This is what he sees, floating over his head:]
[although it's hard to tell, he was actually joking about that. But this turn of phrase is a bit odd to him. He raises an eyebrow. Does it have something to do with his name being Napoleon? He remembers meeting a Hitler kid once, maybe this is similar.]
Nothing of the sort. [ he sighs, rolling his shoulder. though he can't help having felt somewhat bad for the guy as of late. ] Though I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, he's not Rasputin at least.
[ ... yeah, he's now fairly certain he was right about that guess of his. And in recalling his conversation with Hitler, that makes him a bit interesting to B. He decides he doesn't mind continuing this small talk, so now that he's freed the walls of photos, he simply sets them face down, rather than leaving the room to continue his task.]
Sometimes B wonders why he even bothers. Nobody even comes inside this house. And every time he does it, they just send another person right after, as though to deliberately annoy him.
And this one is gawking at one in particular. Awesome.
A person who does not look like the 'dad' in the photo stands there, with his hands in his pockets, just... staring listlessly, slightly above the teen's face. This is what he sees, floating over his head:]
Napoleon Bonaparte
???
[and a mutter to himself]
You're kidding me.
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[ he fumbles with the picture a bit, trying to place it back down before he dropped it. turning sharply toward the figure, and narrowing a look. ]
Believe me, I wish I was. [ never mind he isn't actually sure just what the guy means. ]
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[he holds out his hand]
I'll take care of that photo, if you like. After all, now that you've established where you stand in the so-called family, it has outlived its use.
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[ he stares for a moment, before glancing back at the picture. again, reaching out and picking it up and holding it out. ]
... Whatever you say.
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Thank you.
[a pause.]
You're awfully calm. Have you done this before?
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[ well, he assumes it wasn't that long ago. not that much time has past for him, a few days at the most. ]
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[he starts removing more photos.]
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[ which is well, his school uniform and a stuffed sheep charm. whatever, it works out somehow. ]
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Christmas generosity, perhaps.
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A friend of yours?
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Oh? I wouldn't think them to have much in common.
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