Hm. [she looks at him for a second.] I'm guessing this is going to be one of those situations where you warn me not to ask you further questions by saying my name sternly.
[ the forming tension fades, a little, and the emotions scatter away. he reaches up and pushes his glasses off of his face briefly, pinching the bridge of his nose. ]
It has been a very, very long day. [ ... ] Would you like to stay together again, tonight?
It's been a very long time since someone read me a bedtime story, though... I do listen to something similar every now and then on the radio...? I wonder what that says about me.
[ all joking aside, though, a little warmer: ] Of course she can come.
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Hm. [she looks at him for a second.] I'm guessing this is going to be one of those situations where you warn me not to ask you further questions by saying my name sternly.
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a little warily; ]
...It depends on what you're going to ask.
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I think you've been through enough, today. [so she won't ask. today.]
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It has been a very, very long day. [ ... ] Would you like to stay together again, tonight?
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I'd like to bring Nahri with me. I don't like leaving her alone.
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I'm fond of her myself. We had an excellent conversation about psychology this week. Maybe she'll read me a story, or is that for you only...?
[ Is this really the time to tease about that. ]
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I'm sure she would be willing, seeing as you are an overgrown child. [there's affection in that, though.]
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It's been a very long time since someone read me a bedtime story, though... I do listen to something similar every now and then on the radio...? I wonder what that says about me.
[ all joking aside, though, a little warmer: ] Of course she can come.