( Like she'd let him sneak away )open_flameApril 15 2010, 14:47:27 UTC
She was staring at the ceiling, again. There was something oddly normal about sitting in silence, and she loved feeling normal, even if for only small moments at a time
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It was worth a try xDcallmebigredApril 15 2010, 18:28:43 UTC
Red heard a very familiar voice call his name and he stopped just short of the end of the hallway, wincing and cursing himself for not getting away fast enough. He was nervous, awkward and unsure really of how to act around her at times. It wasn't that she made him nervous, but he always felt like an idiot when he talked. But she was one of the few people in the BPRD who really understood him, and that was a connection that he appreciated on many levels.
He turned slowly, giving her a sheepish grin as he slowly began walking back towards her. "Didn't know if you were in. I didn't want to bother you if you were sleepin'." A lie, but a plausible one. He scratched at his jaw anxiously as she stopped just a few feet away from her. "It's not much, so don't go gettin' all excited over it. I just wanted to say, well, y'know..." There was a small pause and he smiled softly. "Well, happy birthday. I told Abe to come by and wish you one too, but you know how he gets caught up in those damn books."
"I wasn't sleeping." She shook her head and continued to look at the box in her hands. The ribbon was too long, and she felt compelled to coil the extra around the tip of her finger. Her voice was barely a whisper as she spoke. "I was just thinking."
The truth was she was wishing for a nice quite birthday. She didn't like being the center of attention. She knew however, that when they took the time to throw a party for her, it wasn't really for her, it was more for some sense of normalcy, and she liked that. She liked the idea that at it's core, BPRD was just a...job.
For some of them."Thank you, for this. I mean...yeah." She ignored the passing glances of the agents that passed by her and Red. Some of the newer agents craned their heads to see what what happening, but those who had been there longer better than to pry, and just kept walking
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He turned slowly, giving her a sheepish grin as he slowly began walking back towards her. "Didn't know if you were in. I didn't want to bother you if you were sleepin'." A lie, but a plausible one. He scratched at his jaw anxiously as she stopped just a few feet away from her. "It's not much, so don't go gettin' all excited over it. I just wanted to say, well, y'know..." There was a small pause and he smiled softly. "Well, happy birthday. I told Abe to come by and wish you one too, but you know how he gets caught up in those damn books."
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The truth was she was wishing for a nice quite birthday. She didn't like being the center of attention. She knew however, that when they took the time to throw a party for her, it wasn't really for her, it was more for some sense of normalcy, and she liked that. She liked the idea that at it's core, BPRD was just a...job.
For some of them."Thank you, for this. I mean...yeah." She ignored the passing glances of the agents that passed by her and Red. Some of the newer agents craned their heads to see what what happening, but those who had been there longer better than to pry, and just kept walking ( ... )
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