As it happens, I am all but entirely replicable. Half the city would rather I leave my post a few days. [ A chuckle. ] I shall try not to be too insulted by that.
[ He isn't insulted. He knows that they worry, good people all of them. That they're overjoyed he's spending time away from his work. That, no doubt, any gossip that's spreading about his newfound lightness of heart comes from a place of wanting him to be happy. They're kinder than he deserves, every last one of them.
He sets his basket down again, taking a facecloth from it. He soaks it in the sink, then wrings it out as best he can. Then, a simple ice spell. ]
So in the absence of some terrible disaster- [ Smiling, he holds the frozen cloth out to Theo. ] -I am yours.
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As it happens, I am all but entirely replicable. Half the city would rather I leave my post a few days. [ A chuckle. ] I shall try not to be too insulted by that.
[ He isn't insulted. He knows that they worry, good people all of them. That they're overjoyed he's spending time away from his work. That, no doubt, any gossip that's spreading about his newfound lightness of heart comes from a place of wanting him to be happy. They're kinder than he deserves, every last one of them.
He sets his basket down again, taking a facecloth from it. He soaks it in the sink, then wrings it out as best he can. Then, a simple ice spell. ]
So in the absence of some terrible disaster- [ Smiling, he holds the frozen cloth out to Theo. ] -I am yours.