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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 19:37:04 GMT -5
Typhoid didn't break the silence, but instead moved to settle beside him again, taking his arm and wrapping it about herself as if he were a blanket and she a child meant to hide behind it. "I don't want to hurt anyone," she said finally. It had been her wish since childhood.
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 19:45:07 GMT -5
::Of that, Pietro had no doubt; it was his point throughout this entire exchange. His arm went around her with the encouragement.:: "That is why Mina's words are rubbish."
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 19:51:41 GMT -5
She let that statement fall into silence, unable to explain how she felt any more. Instead, she changed the subject. "I have a week longer, then I leave."
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 19:53:05 GMT -5
::Pietro nodded once; a week was a long time, to him. Not to others.:: "We'll make it worthwhile."
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 19:54:17 GMT -5
She moved a little so she could hold a hand to his cheek. "Yes."
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 20:02:53 GMT -5
"I will help you pack," ::Pietro offered as well. She needn't do it all herself, as it would be heavy and time-consuming.::
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 20:06:50 GMT -5
She shook her head. "The dorm is already furnished, and all I've got to transfer is my laptop."
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 20:10:56 GMT -5
"Clothing and books?" ::Pietro never packed that early for a move.::
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 20:13:14 GMT -5
She smiled a little weakly. "The nice thing about having a billionaire backing you up is doubling your wardrobe. The Professor thought it'd be easier since I'll be back and forth."
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 20:33:37 GMT -5
::That hadn't occurred to Pietro, but it was unsurprising to hear. Uncle was that way. It had been different, when the first students had left. He had lived at the mansion when attending classes, and Uncle had had other concerns at the time, post Magneto's stormy abdication and Uncle's accident and recovery process. He remembered helping Ororo pack, and sitting on Scott's bed talking about the future.:: "I can drive you in if you want."
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 20:41:38 GMT -5
"If you want to." Her first impulse was to insist he did, but she wouldn't. "You should know where it is," she added, with another mildly weak smile.
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 20:43:31 GMT -5
"It'll make the trip more bearable," ::Bearable for both of them, quite likely. Pietro would miss her while she was taking classes.::
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 20:50:12 GMT -5
"You can come whenever you want to," she said, curling up so that she was as close as it would allow her. "Call it an open door policy."
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Post by Pietro Maximoff on Oct 25, 2008 20:51:52 GMT -5
::Pietro was not surprised by that, as it was how she was. Just as he would always announce himself.:: "I will call."
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Post by Typhoid on Oct 25, 2008 21:06:57 GMT -5
She took off her hood finally, moving slightly so she could; her hair was wet from when she'd been walking out to the pavilion. "I'll watch for messages."
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