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12th Letter; voice

Sep 12, 2011 12:01

[It is a young man's voice, cultured and even, educated with a European lilt.] A year ago today I arrived in the baseball diamond, full of all the confusion and apprehension that we all experience when first in Siren's Port. [He sounds a little bit awed.] I suppose I'm still young enough that a year seems like a very long time. It's definitely a ( Read more... )

c: magneto, c: raul creed, c: rochelle, !: franz d'epinay, c: daedalus yumeno, c: blaine anderson, c: re-l mayer, c: elaine belloc, *action log, c: kurt hummel

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mediumdrip September 12 2011, 19:20:33 UTC

I hope that the next year is a good one for you.

hisdiscretion September 12 2011, 20:45:26 UTC

Thank you. [There's a definite smile in his voice.] That's sweet.

mediumdrip September 12 2011, 21:51:49 UTC

How have things changed, over the year?

hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:29:28 UTC

We have a clinic run for and by newcomers as well as many businesses, the Newcomer Political Party and Community Center, as well as the win in court against AGI. There are newcomers in the police force, acting as liaison to our concerns there, and in the prosecutor's office. None of these things were easy to accomplish, and we're still by far a mostly unheard-of and reviled minority.

But with every step, it's more difficult to ignore us. There is a lot more support for newcomers now than there was when I first arrived.

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[Voice] gaveherwings September 12 2011, 19:49:08 UTC

It doesn't seem like so very long ago, to me.

[It's...relaxing, he thinks, to hear Franz sounding reflective, almost serene about the state of things, especially after it's been so uncertain between them lately.]

But I think you really have come a long way, well adapted, all things considered. And I'm glad to hear you're in a good mood, about the nostalgia.

[Private]
Is there anywhere you'd like to go, tonight? My treat.

[Voice//private] hisdiscretion September 12 2011, 20:47:12 UTC

Thank you, darling. I was just thinking it wasn't so long after that you did that silly neuro scan on me and I asked you on a date. [laugh]

Do you think we could - I mean - would you like to go dancing? We haven't been out in such a long time...

[Voice//private] gaveherwings September 12 2011, 21:59:58 UTC

[Even after comfortable time, Daedalus still sometimes still seems reluctantly shy at accepting terms of endearment like 'darling', there's an faint sigh to indicate that although his camera is off, he's stifling an affected modest smile.]

We can. [Because it has been too long, playing exhausted homebodies for most of the summer, and they haven't been out in the heat to enjoy very much, beyond maybe a park jazz afternoon or two.

In light of more recent public humiliation, maybe he should be less forgiving, and dancing out in public is still a generous stretch out of his social element, but he's feeling agreeable.]

The Major's Club, or is there somewhere else you'd prefer?

...and that was well after October, that I saw you for the headaches, wasn't it?

hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:24:30 UTC

It all sort of runs together for me. [Or maybe it's Kurt's recent concern with his abilities that made him think of it, brought it to mind.]

The Major's Club sounds perfect. [They've been avoiding it, he realizes.] We could dress up a little, spend the night a hotel after.

I'd really like that.

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[voice] axemeaquestion September 12 2011, 19:57:02 UTC

Man. I thought I was the one with the puns.

[Light teasing, of course!]

Congrats, Franz.

hisdiscretion September 12 2011, 20:48:39 UTC

I'll keep the puns. You have the buns.

[laughing] But seriously, thank you Rochelle.

axemeaquestion September 12 2011, 21:42:12 UTC

[... PFFFTAHAHA WHAT.] Excuse me?

No problem. At least somebody's enjoying the stay, I guess, right?

hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:26:01 UTC

[a smirk in his voice] You know what I mean. I'm sure every straight man who knows you does, too.

I'm making the best of things. It's all anyone can do.

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[voice;private] rapturescreed September 12 2011, 21:15:18 UTC

Does he want a party?

[voice;private] hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:01:30 UTC

Well, he hasn't asked for one, if that's what you're getting at.

But something quiet would be good, I think. Just family.

So he knows how he's appreciated.

[voice;private] rapturescreed September 13 2011, 05:00:46 UTC

Perhaps that might be better. [What family? He supposes they count in a way.]

he already knows he is, we don't need to worry about that.

hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 06:13:54 UTC

...I just want to do something nice for him and surprise him, okay? And I think he'd like to have you there. [Maybe? Probably? God these Romdeau people are so hard to parse.] You can invite the girls too, of course.

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voice | private proxysearch September 12 2011, 21:17:25 UTC

[Considering what happened last year... It takes her a while to respond, but when she does, her tone is neutral.]

That sounds fine.

voice | private hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:13:09 UTC

[Bluntly.] --If you're not interested or you think it's a bad idea, you can say so, Mademoiselle Re-l. I'd rather know right out the gate.

voice | private proxysearch September 13 2011, 04:14:44 UTC

I'm sorry, maybe I think you can stop being a child for one goddamn evening so your boyfriend can have an enjoyable birthday.

Grow up, Franz.

hisdiscretion September 13 2011, 04:55:21 UTC

[Franz's reply is calm but tense. She really knows how to push a button by calling him childish.] You didn't sound very interested, so I was giving you a chance to opt out of any obligation.

You're his family. [For better or worse, and even if it's some kind of weird incestuous thing--] I want to include you. But maybe I'm wrong. Maybe birthdays are horrible or nonexistent in Romdeau. I don't know. I was hoping for help with this.

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