Who: Berwald un Raivis
When: February 6th, evening
Where: The Galante-Kirkland residence in Lakeside
What: 'There must be something you want to tell me.' But dinner is getting cold and who cracks first is anyone's guess.
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Strong wind is rising, dark clouds above and under... )
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And every time since then he'd just met Peter... was that really a coincidence, or could Raivis be avoiding him, Berwald thought suddenly with some panic.
Except right at that moment the door opened.
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The tall Swede clutching a potted plant he had not; yet despite himself, he dropped his gaze from eye level to stare at it.
Alright.
"C-come in, please. It's good to see you again, Sir." A formality that should have and would have been dropped were he not still lost in his own festering frustration. The agitation bled through to his voice.
It sounded less like a welcome and more like a condemnation. The click of the locking mechanism behind them sounded as a death knell.
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He followed Raivis lost in such thoughts, placing the plant down on a side table Raivis pointed out. Well, at least Peter would be there to... actually, where was he? Berwald looked around, noting suddenly that Peter was nowhere to be seen. Now he thought about, if he was home he would have expected to get one of his usual exuberant greetings already.
"Is Peter... somewhere?" he asked tentatively. Maybe he'd gone to the store or was late from coming back from school or something?
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A testy response, one accentuated with a quick swipe of palms against the splattered cloth at his waist. Raivis turned a distracted look to his guest. He gestured toward a closed door, dropping his voice to just barely above a hoarse whisper.
"He's been ill with pneumonia. Didn't he say anything to you about it?"
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