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Back at work today.
Just in case anyone wants to know, I didn't even die of my cold. For you people who bothered worrying too much about me.
Sorata, Haruka, the rest of you.. thank you for takin' care of my place. Did I miss anything important?
Just in case anyone wants to know, I didn't even die of my cold. For you people who bothered worrying too much about me.
Sorata, Haruka, the rest of you.. thank you for takin' care of my place. Did I miss anything important?
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You... feeling better...?
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Uhh.. how's Livio?
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...Still sick.
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He used text, afraid that his voice might betray his weariness. 'Still at the bar?']
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'Up on the roof at home. Might stay awhile.'
[Might stay all night. Just like old times.. but right now, the stars had no solace for him.
He lit another cigarette. Why not waste them all?]
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It was another few minutes before he dragged himself out of bed and pulled on his coat, ignoring the complaints of his body and the fact that it hurt his chest to breathe. He passed silently out of the room and made his way up to the roof. He paused at the door to take a couple of deep breaths (was that pain in his lungs themselves, too?) before pushing past it, going still when he saw Shinji.]
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So now the cold was no object to his exhaustion. He'd nearly given into it when footsteps caught his attention. Familiar ones. By the time Wolfwood appeared at the top of the stairwell, Shinji was wide awake again. Tense, also, and more than vaguely nervous about seeing him again. His eyes flicked up and down. Paused a long moment on his throat. He had to look away, and did, focusing on the night-shadowed city below. When he spoke, an undercurrent of pain edged the words.]
I don't get it.. I just don't get it. It's because I upset you, right..?
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No...
[It made enough sense that Shinji didn't get it. Hell, none of it made enough sense... that was his own fault. He wanted to punch something hard and painful when he thought about it. An ironic reaction, really.
He walked to the ledge where Shinji sat, sitting beside him- but behind him, not on the edge, with his legs drawn up in front of him.]
...It was because I'm an idiot who doesn't learn from his mistakes.
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But.. the thought of him doing that hurt too much to dwell on. At the times he'd been there to protect him, worried about not being there, kept him from going mad.. why would he want him to be in that much pain? Or want him to inflict it?
He frowned at the denial. Right, so then..? He wanted to reject the obvious answer out of hand. Wolfwood couldn't be stupid enough to think it would help him. When he'd told him otherwise. Shown him how twisted he'd become in his own guilt. Never mind that damn fight they'd had over it, last time.
He shuddered as Wolfwood sat down. A vicious, crazed streak of pain tore through him. If he fell off this damned ledge right now and broke every bone doing it, it wouldn't make up for what he'd done last night.]I'm sure I ( ... )
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