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[Pay no mind to this one and his stricken expression. Chalk up another Edward to the tally of poor-sops whom have lost their 'charge'. Whomever he's let slip from his grasp must be important, and a soul he'd searched for long and hard- if his exhaustion, and the way he nearly crumples into an open chair, is any clue.]
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A man would have to be blind and deaf in order to not draw the conclusion that's he's being mistaken for someone precious to this boy. And far be it from him to shun another whom has befallen an identical fate as he.]
Mn-mn.
[There's a weary shake of his head, as if the action is nearly too much for either Edward's floundering will or constitution. Even still; he gets the message across. I'm not who you're looking for.]
I'm..so sorry.
But, you're welcome to sit a minute...
[The offer is weak, so he attempts to back it with a dash of reasoning; if only to make the gesture more appealing. To be honest; Ed doesn't entirely care to be left to his lonesome right now.]
Look like you could use the company.
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*ALSO YOU GETTIN STARED AT*
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And while at times this may be a common practice; considering that people do and have gawked and stared many a times in his life- it wasn't always harmless. In some instances, a look can toll one's doom and destruction- signifying an interest which may be borne of so many things, and all of which end up as disastrous results.
Therefore, you must see the reason behind his original hesitation.
At first Edward cannot make out which this may be, whether a mere irritation or something foreboding. However, a squint and closer inspection via his inclination with a forward lean suggests that the look harbors little along the lines of an undercurrent of wickedness- and likely more annoyance, curiosity and unabashed obnoxiousness.
Most people whom are contemplating slitting you from navel to nose don't make a point of giving you 'the evil eye' beforehand.]
...Do you have a problem?[There's his trademark arrogance; even if ( ... )
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I have a lot of problems, actually.
You alright? you look beat.
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Who'd have figured he'd be gifted concern in return?]
I've seen better days.
[There's a gesture of truncation; one halfhearted stricking motion through the air is enough to wordlessly suggest this fellow would rather not unearth the matter further. He was tired of explaining his situation and regurgitating that same old sob story out to every passerby, like a broken record. This one wouldn't know. No one had. So at this point, the man would rather cut off his nose to spite his face and stubbornly refuse to repeat himself once more tonight.
Edwards had a tendency towards that, didn't they?]
Appreciate your concern, though.
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A-are you all right? You look... [For lack of a better word something was omitted here, replaced with something more ... neutral instead.] Exhausted.
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So, it's a fitting look- wouldn't you say?
[Edward's not about to bemoan his situation; but sugarcoating the less than tip-top shape he's suffering wasn't happening any time soon; either. Cue a thorough rubbing of the fingers from one hand across his grimacing face.]
Though, I'm curious.
Are you always so fretful over strangers you've never met?
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[At the question there was a pause, blinking thoughtfully before shrugging a shoulder] I guess... Sort of. At least that's probably what Al would say about me shoving my nose into everyone else's business.
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It has it's own charm, I suppose.
[There's a lazy roll of his shoulders, all topped off with a smile that's not nearly as forced as his body attempts to make it seem.]
Especially considering that one can sense that you're coming to them bereft of ulterior motives.
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Hmm.
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After he runs the gamut of the feasible emotions within his reach, the one clasped and applied to his facade winds up being some hop, skip and a jump betwix nonchalant and flippant.
You'll have to humor him and play along with the ruse. His pride simply disallows Edward from permitting the relief from escaping out into the open.]
Didn't see you there.
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Oh..
[He's about to carry on with a sentence, but he stops midway and starts coughing. He quickly removes a single hand from his pocket and covers his mouth, turning to the side. He tries to lessen the cough and after a moment or so, it passes. He shrugs and dismisses it, trying to act as though it was nothing. He lowers his hand, slipping it back into his pocket again, concealing the few drops of blood within his palm.]
How have you been?
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[Looking for you, to be precise. That little tidbit, however, is covertly skirted around and omitted from the record with more than a little acting on Edward's part. All that time in the court, masking his words and dressing up every mannerism to fit within the decorum decided by another turned out to bode unforeseen advantages. It would seem feigning the part of an actor was not so unfeasible; and came fluidly with the ease of anything deemed necessary and urgent by the mind under stress.]
And you?
[Strangers indeed. Now that he'd been presented with the man whom had all but vanished from his sight; Edward was more than slightly at a loss as to how to behave. Well, outside blatant dishonesty and feigning an ease he felt, which he felt anything but.]
Been very busy?
[Though not quite alien enough to one another to miss that irregularity of a cough. While he makes neither a peculiar move or glance amid the display it's been captured quite vividly.]
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Hello.
[She says, tilting her head to the side a little bit.]
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Ah, another mirror-image. Edward wonders when, and on what day, he'd lost any innate and instinctual shock over staring himself in the face.]
..Hello.
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What's wrong, dear? You seem...lost.
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[He'll be gracious and hospitable; even if Edward;s masochistic side is yearning for a little wallowing in his private pit of self-loathing and gloom right about now. Have a tired, it not rueful, smile.]
And here I'd have thought it was not only common, but a mandatory practice, to seem 'lost' here.
One more person behaving like they're in distress should be old news to you.
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