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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| And how exactly was she supposed to feel about all that? There was a whole lot of conflicting messages there. A nice guy claiming he wasn't a nice guy, while busy doing nice guy things. While... also ... |
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04-09-2020, 04:43 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Quite possibly there were, and quite possibly she would put off asking anyone for any help at all until she was deep enough into trouble that it was drowning her. And still feel bad for needing to tro... |
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04-09-2020, 04:02 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Healer, life coach, general good guy... It would be very easy to confuse this guy with your regular saving angel. His nervous palm rubbing and the way he averted his own gaze at times made her feel li... |
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04-09-2020, 03:18 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Leaning her head down to rest a temple against the upturned knees, she turned her face to look at him. The almost tranquile sensation lingered in her mind, like a soothing balm had been applied, and t... |
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04-09-2020, 02:47 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Quiet kindness. What a rare thing it was. No impatience, no chasticement for losing her head, no urgings to get a grip and get going... Possibly, she was lucky with who had appeared before her in this... |
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04-08-2020, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| It was always difficult to know how to deal with sympathy, and touch. Was she supposed to do something, say something, lean into it or not..? It was <i>nice</i> that he cared, and showed t... |
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04-08-2020, 04:06 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Sucking in a breath, she opened her mouth to find some other words, an explanation to the crushed self-confidence she dragged around... but with a long sigh she slumped and nodded. Set the plate aside... |
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04-08-2020, 03:26 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Not a mind reader perhaps, but certainly more attentive and considerate than most people she was used to being around. The note and his comment made her blush, embarrassed to be caught. [say]"Sorry. T... |
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04-08-2020, 02:52 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Itching for something to write down the names and instructions with, she tried to memorize at least <i>some</i> of all those names and directions. But with mounting frustration she felt it... |
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04-08-2020, 02:25 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Trust, eh? Not something she was very good at, unfortunately. She just didn't have much of a choice at this point... and at least he <i>was</i> helping her, without asking for anything in ... |
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04-08-2020, 01:33 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She didn't wander, kept close on his heels on the path through the building and kept quiet, for the most part. The blabbering was a product of tension and overcompensating for lacking social graces, a... |
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04-08-2020, 12:29 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She mumbled something indistinct and quite unintelligible at that, confidence sinking to new alltime lows. She just weren't a <i>people person</i> and it was incredibly frustrating to hear... |
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04-07-2020, 11:09 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| There was a beat of shocked silence. [say]"None at all? Wait.. but how... I mean, is there a system at least? Like, this many loafs of bread for this many hams, and so on?"[/say] The longstanding par... |
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04-07-2020, 10:17 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Oh, he <i>knew</i> that, did he? Boldly spoken for a guy who's just met her. The sidelong glance she threw at him was darkly amused, her mouth expressing a whole boatload of doubt. If only... |
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04-05-2020, 10:34 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She wasn't used to being touched. The gesture was nice, but her reaction was awkward, shoulders stiff and expression almost shocked. [say]"Uhuh... right. Yeah, I could probably manage that,"[/say] she... |
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04-05-2020, 09:45 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She nodded and hummed, considering the implications. The expression on her face was a peculiar mix of delight and annoyed peevishness. Then she sighed. [say]"I don't suppose it makes any real differen... |
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04-05-2020, 04:55 PM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She could only shrug at the reassurances, not quite ready to accept that kind of comfort. Maybe it would be easier, maybe not. Maybe this was just the beginning of a whole shitstorm of events that wou... |
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04-05-2020, 05:05 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| She chewed on that for a bit as they walked. [say]"Great. So. I'm stuck in a world I didn't choose to come to, for no reason other than because someone didn't turn off the switch, and I can't go home ... |
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04-05-2020, 04:26 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| Later was good. As good as being able to walk at an almost regular pace again. The moccasins weren't great, let's be honest, because there was still a lot of sharp rocks that the soft leather soles co... |
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04-05-2020, 03:59 AM |
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Thread: six impossible things before breakfast
Post: RE: six impossible things before breakfast
| The look she gave him was incredulous. [say]"You just made a bird and a pair of shoes appear outta thin air,"[/say] she pointed out. [say]"And you're making an umbrella, out of <i>rain</i>... |
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04-05-2020, 03:19 AM |
