week two | dates

[marriagebroker]

Kiss the girl~!

Or guy.

Or person.

Or Messmer's snake.

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[researcherstory]

Not a bit?

[ ... That is something she's interested in -- it seems impossible to live not a life forever, being tired and resting a while is one thing but to abstain completely... But Odile finds her asking something different as a follow-up. ]

Is... my interest unwelcome, Verso?

[reverso]

[His brow knits immediately.]

I don't mean that. I only mean that it might not be fair to you. Someone who wants a life after this place, and another who might not have anything to...

[Suddenly, he feels heavy, saying this.]

...offer.

[researcherstory]

[ Ever thoughtful, isn't he -- or far too absorbed in his own shortcomings to see what he may give in return. Might have nothing to offer... It isn't as if Odile asks for much, from anyone, and though caution weighs her own tongue heavy-- ]

I do believe that is my decision to make, not yours.

[ She can say that much. No, she finds she can say more. ]

... There is no guarantee I may find what I seek here, no more than there is at home. You don't need to worry about me in either case -- I know where to find solace, so it's fine if I leave without a companion. [ That, she means. Maybe it isn't fine to others' eyes, but it is to her. ] But so long as I do have an interest in someone -- in you, Verso -- and it doesn't trouble them any, I'd like to explore that option thoroughly.

[ To learn about him more, to understand why -- how -- he'd come to want a life without living, and if he intends to stay the course in that way. ]

[reverso]

[And that is fair. A decision she needs to make, someday, with all the information in hand.]

Sure. If that's what you want, I don't see the harm in getting to know each other a bit more so you can make that decision.

[He knows, though, when he tells all, she will have made it — and quite quickly.

or he will get shuffled off in the truth booth w3 who knows-]

[researcherstory]

[ Buddy we will see! With both of those! ]

It is very much what I want. And, of course... I will give in return. Whatever's left, anyway.

[ Her hand has been thoroughly seen, at least today. There's... still more, but it isn't here or there. And nothing that would turn someone off. ]

... Here I intended to ask more about you, and ended up speaking more about myself. You have a way about that.