014 - VOICE

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[ His sigh is quiet when he finally makes it, soft but fraught with idle hints of discomfort, from the rigid slowness to the controlled rhythm of his breath, which seems too deliberate for all his natural, but seemingly deliberate, cool. When he speaks ... well, it seems like he's musing aloud as usual, but his voice lacks that distinct arrogance

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[revivingruin]

Come to finish what you started?

voice.

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What makes you think I have business here?

voice.

[revivingruin]

Surely that wasn't the end.

voice | ajhbke I'm sorry this is so late, bb.

[rectifythis]

Expand.

voice | don't be bb. ilu

[revivingruin]

Huh?

voice | *macks on forever and ever*

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[ He sighs finally; short, quick, and irritated ]

I want you to go on.

[ ... Obviously. Or so his edge implies ]

voice | *macking*

[revivingruin]

What? No taunts?

[He's enjoying this. A little. It's told in his voice.]

voice.

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[ And he notices this, mind you, so it sets the wheels turning on suspicion ]

Is that what you'd expect?

voice.

[revivingruin]

Maybe. To think this is what you are. Less competition for me, at the very least.

voice.

[rectifythis]

Was that a slight ... ?

If you have matters to address, then do so.

voice.

[revivingruin]

I see it as the truth.

She'll never want you now.