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[zealotringly]

I am glad the meeting went over well.

PRIVATE to THOBARI (not hackable)

Mother was excited for you to come over. She said you're welcomed back anytime. And please, erase the embarrassing photos of my younger self out of your mind. I should have known better; I knew she was going to do that. I should have hid them the instant we arrived home.But

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[onlyapparate]

I-it's fine. I made it back in one piece. [ Oh, that train ride... ]

I enjoyed myself as well. Your mother's pictures of you were very cute.

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[zealotringly]

Good, I'm glad. When you passed out on the train, I-- I almost didn't know what to do.

...please forget about them.

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[onlyapparate]

I already told you, that's quite normal for me...

It'd be such a shame, though! Maybe you'd like some of my childhood pictures instead?

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[zealotringly]

I know but I believed I could have helped you somehow.

This isn't a matter of sharing! It's just really embarrassing.

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[onlyapparate]

It's alright, it wasn't your fault. If it's any consolation, I fell unconscious later into the ride than I usually do.

But I feel like I know you better now. You're sure you'd like me to forget it? [ More like, when he gets home, he's gonna save that memory forever in his Pensieve. Just for you. ]

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[zealotringly]

Then little progress has been made. But I suppose some progress is better than none.

Y-- yes.

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[onlyapparate]

Yes, I agree.

I'm terrible at forgetting things, though. [ half-serious, half-kidding. He honestly doesn't like forgetting things, though. ]

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[zealotringly]

Thobari!

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[onlyapparate]

Alright, alright. I won't speak of it again.

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[zealotringly]

Thank you...

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[onlyapparate]

Still, your mother was very nice. She's obviously very proud of you.

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[zealotringly]

Aah--

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[zealotringly]

I don't see how. I've done and said a lot of horrible things to her when I was younger.

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[onlyapparate]

Those were different times. She spoke nothing but wonders about you to me.

She obviously wants you to be happy.

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[zealotringly]

...

She probably... doesn't remember.

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[onlyapparate]

Kallen... That doesn't keep her from caring about you.