Theodore's keys jingled pleasantly as he unlocked the front door, letting them fall into a pocket and closing the door behind him. His cane was folded, hanging from his side, and so, as his fingertips trailed the wall he was mildly surprised to find them brushing against cloth, withdrawing his hand with a murmured apology.
He made to sidestep around him, before realizing that the man was one he had not meet before, a new breathing pattern, a new a voice. He smiled softly, offering a hand. "Sorry, about that. Are you new here? Or visiting someone? I'm Theodore, I just moved in a short while ago. Do you need a hand?"
The subtlest of smiles leaped across Levi's face as the stranger's hand drifted across his chest, and was immediately tugged away, stung. He looked down at the boy, a head shorter, and tilted his head in confusion while rolling up one sleeve.
"Oh yes. Sorry, I truly did not mean to startled you," his french thickly laden across his words, "I am new here. As it happens. No idea where I'm supposed to be, though." He jingled the keys a little in his hand, and as he did so he leaned down to peer into Theo's eyes, startled to find them rather empty.
"I don't mean to be rude, of course, I am only curious. But are you able to see me?" He felt a little hurt that he couldn't speak to someone and have them read his face. He was terribly offensive with his words most of the time, and it was only his face that made anything seem reasonable.
The light seemed to dim slightly as Levi peered leaned closer, and at the question Theodore understood what had happened. He gave a small smile, running a hand through his hair and shaking his head. "No, not really. Just where you displace the light," he said, used to the question, and no longer offended by it. It was a perfectly reasonable thing to ask really.
"Do you know which flat number you are?" he asked, head turning as though to survey the halls, pulling up his mental map. He knew his way about the building fairly well now, and was certain he could deduce where the man needed to be.
Levi struggled with his pockets and the keys and his case before pulling out a rumpled and water-stained piece of parchment. He wrinkled his nose as he tried to study it, smoothing it over his thigh to flatten the writing.
"Lets see. Oh. One A? Sounds simple enough. Might you be able to direct me? If it's not too much trouble, of course." He pushed the page haphazardly back into a pocket and extended his hand, slipping his fingers into Theodore's with little hesitation lest he offend his new acquaintance.
"I'm Levi, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you in my time of need." He grinned, but was still a little put-off that his enjoyment could not be displayed.
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He made to sidestep around him, before realizing that the man was one he had not meet before, a new breathing pattern, a new a voice. He smiled softly, offering a hand. "Sorry, about that. Are you new here? Or visiting someone? I'm Theodore, I just moved in a short while ago. Do you need a hand?"
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"Oh yes. Sorry, I truly did not mean to startled you," his french thickly laden across his words, "I am new here. As it happens. No idea where I'm supposed to be, though." He jingled the keys a little in his hand, and as he did so he leaned down to peer into Theo's eyes, startled to find them rather empty.
"I don't mean to be rude, of course, I am only curious. But are you able to see me?" He felt a little hurt that he couldn't speak to someone and have them read his face. He was terribly offensive with his words most of the time, and it was only his face that made anything seem reasonable.
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"Do you know which flat number you are?" he asked, head turning as though to survey the halls, pulling up his mental map. He knew his way about the building fairly well now, and was certain he could deduce where the man needed to be.
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"Lets see. Oh. One A? Sounds simple enough. Might you be able to direct me? If it's not too much trouble, of course." He pushed the page haphazardly back into a pocket and extended his hand, slipping his fingers into Theodore's with little hesitation lest he offend his new acquaintance.
"I'm Levi, by the way. It's a pleasure to meet you in my time of need." He grinned, but was still a little put-off that his enjoyment could not be displayed.
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