[That made sense and, honestly, was smart. He simply nods and finishes the visor as Scott talks.]
It might quit eventually, but you probably ought if you don't want the annoyance or funny looks of whatever it is tracing your steps.
[He holds out the visor for Scott to take back.]
I...it could have been worse. I talked to a few people. Still can't decide if it's a big deal or not, but they assured me it was so long as it mattered, all that sound advice you have a hard time listening to anyway.
It's not following me, but I haven't gotten rid of it yet either, it's just in my closet right now.
[ He snorts and turns around, picks up what amounts to a maybe 3" square metal 'a' and holds it up between his index and middle fingers, fingers sort of crossed around it. ]
I don't know what conversation it wants me to have about it, either. I've already talked to you about this.
[He glances at Scott, but then moves to pick up the A himself and turn it over in his hands.]
Not really...I mean, I do, but that's not why. I'm just hoping to- [He pauses a moment, thumb running over one of the long edges of the letter.]
Guess I'm hoping to do better with it this time around than the first. Something that might make her happier if she were able to see it. It's a silly thought.
[He halfheartedly tries to bend the thing in his hands, but it's a little more resilient than that.]
This just meant to be a reminder of him or is the buckle itself important?
[ Scott sits down at the table and leans back, one leg tucked up so that his heel is on the chair seat and his shin is pressed into the table edge.
He'd like to ignore the question but he knows Chris well enough to expect that Chris will talk exactly as long as Scott will. Scott shuts it down, so will Chris. ]
Just a reminder. Maybe about the fact that he was a physical entity at one point that wasn't just a voice in my head. What did you do with what you were given the first time?
[Chris takes a cue from his friend and moves to settle into his own chair, legs sprawled out ahead of him under the table. The table that once more unceremoniously receives the A dumped onto it.]
Well, then you ought tell someone who's not heard it -if that even matters, I guess- and get rid of the thing. Or turn it into a light catcher, that could be interesting. [Ever since he'd told Hythlodaeus to turn his reminder into a garden feature, Chris couldn't deny he was charmed with the idea of recycling these things.
That might be the other reason he was holding onto the dress.]
I sold it. Not behind her back or anything but I- [He pauses and thinks out the line of his explanation. Could he get away with this without explaining fully? Probably. Scott wouldn't press if Chris made the line clear.
Did the line matter? Cinder said yes, if he wanted it to. If only he knew if he wanted it to.]
It was a piece of clothing, which I know doesn't sound like much, but it represented everything she expected and hoped I'd be. I didn't live up to it quite right, so it needed to go and I slipped the coin back to her for her trouble.
[He's quiet a moment, but then cuts eyes back over to Scott.]
They're trying to use this to force emotional intimacy. I think the event itself happening is probably not what they're looking for. I might turn it into a key chain, though. [ A really big one, but whatever.
He says that much as a means of bridging some of the gap - processing time - between Chris finishing talking and Scott responding to it. He needs a bit to put things together, there, based not just on this revelation but what he already knows about Chris, interactions they have had, and the world he came from.
It doesn't take him very long, but it definitely comes with a look that Kurt described as 'almost being able to see numbers running across the quartz'. ]
Okay.
[ Underwhelming probably, but he's pretty sure he's got most of this now and that's just recognition of it. But.]
What do you regret about doing it that way and what is the plan for it now? Is there a plan?
[Chris' smile widens and he shakes his head. That keychain thing would be a terrible idea, but if Scott did it, he'd laugh.
Then Scott's quiet and Chris is patient, either he'd get it and they'd move on, or he'd not and they'd still move on because Chris wasn't of a mind to explain further. Luckily, it seems he doesn't have to.]
What I regret's got more to do with her and there's little I can do for it here -if I even should. The plan for it's...still working. Got a suggestion to tailor it into something else, but I'm not sure. [There's a pause and Chris shoots Scott an amused look.] What would you do with a dress that you don't want to sell but don't want to keep? Aside from maybe a keychain.
If I'd ever seen you wear anything that was that colorful, I'd suggest a cloak or cape. [ Unless Chris is colorful and just wearing dark shades of those colors ] Since you I haven't - probably leave it hanging in my closest for a couple of decades then impulsively give it to someone important to me.
And the people in my life now might not be the people in my life later. [ Not an implication about sexuality, at all, just that these things aren't static. ] Especially here, though I can understand not wanting to leave it hanging around and weighing on your mind, too.
You're more'n right. I'll put some feelers out, see if I can find someone, but if not I'll not be getting rid of it. It deserves proper appreciation in some way.
[He shoots Scott a small smile and stretches back in his chair.]
Thanks. Sorry I've not more to offer for your letter trouble.
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Date: 2022-06-25 09:11 pm (UTC)It might quit eventually, but you probably ought if you don't want the annoyance or funny looks of whatever it is tracing your steps.
[He holds out the visor for Scott to take back.]
I...it could have been worse. I talked to a few people. Still can't decide if it's a big deal or not, but they assured me it was so long as it mattered, all that sound advice you have a hard time listening to anyway.
It's not following me, but I haven't gotten rid of it yet either, it's just in my closet right now.
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Date: 2022-06-25 09:22 pm (UTC)I don't know what conversation it wants me to have about it, either. I've already talked to you about this.
Why are you hanging on to what you got?
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Date: 2022-06-25 09:30 pm (UTC)Cause the person who gave it to me is the closest thing to a mother I ever had and she meant it with best intentions at heart.
Did he wear that thing or leave it like a calling card or something?
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Date: 2022-06-25 09:34 pm (UTC)It's effectively a belt buckle. So. You're keeping it because you miss her?
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Date: 2022-06-28 01:57 am (UTC)Not really...I mean, I do, but that's not why. I'm just hoping to- [He pauses a moment, thumb running over one of the long edges of the letter.]
Guess I'm hoping to do better with it this time around than the first. Something that might make her happier if she were able to see it. It's a silly thought.
[He halfheartedly tries to bend the thing in his hands, but it's a little more resilient than that.]
This just meant to be a reminder of him or is the buckle itself important?
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Date: 2022-06-29 12:42 am (UTC)He'd like to ignore the question but he knows Chris well enough to expect that Chris will talk exactly as long as Scott will. Scott shuts it down, so will Chris. ]
Just a reminder. Maybe about the fact that he was a physical entity at one point that wasn't just a voice in my head. What did you do with what you were given the first time?
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Date: 2022-07-01 06:20 am (UTC)Well, then you ought tell someone who's not heard it -if that even matters, I guess- and get rid of the thing. Or turn it into a light catcher, that could be interesting. [Ever since he'd told Hythlodaeus to turn his reminder into a garden feature, Chris couldn't deny he was charmed with the idea of recycling these things.
That might be the other reason he was holding onto the dress.]
I sold it. Not behind her back or anything but I- [He pauses and thinks out the line of his explanation. Could he get away with this without explaining fully? Probably. Scott wouldn't press if Chris made the line clear.
Did the line matter? Cinder said yes, if he wanted it to. If only he knew if he wanted it to.]
It was a piece of clothing, which I know doesn't sound like much, but it represented everything she expected and hoped I'd be. I didn't live up to it quite right, so it needed to go and I slipped the coin back to her for her trouble.
[He's quiet a moment, but then cuts eyes back over to Scott.]
It was a dress befitting a nobility.
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Date: 2022-07-01 11:50 am (UTC)He says that much as a means of bridging some of the gap - processing time - between Chris finishing talking and Scott responding to it. He needs a bit to put things together, there, based not just on this revelation but what he already knows about Chris, interactions they have had, and the world he came from.
It doesn't take him very long, but it definitely comes with a look that Kurt described as 'almost being able to see numbers running across the quartz'. ]
Okay.
[ Underwhelming probably, but he's pretty sure he's got most of this now and that's just recognition of it. But.]
What do you regret about doing it that way and what is the plan for it now? Is there a plan?
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Date: 2022-07-03 10:13 pm (UTC)Then Scott's quiet and Chris is patient, either he'd get it and they'd move on, or he'd not and they'd still move on because Chris wasn't of a mind to explain further. Luckily, it seems he doesn't have to.]
What I regret's got more to do with her and there's little I can do for it here -if I even should. The plan for it's...still working. Got a suggestion to tailor it into something else, but I'm not sure. [There's a pause and Chris shoots Scott an amused look.] What would you do with a dress that you don't want to sell but don't want to keep? Aside from maybe a keychain.
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Date: 2022-07-03 10:23 pm (UTC)What kind of material is it? What color?
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Date: 2022-07-03 10:31 pm (UTC)It's blue with gold embellishments along the collar and train. It's a mix of wool, linen and silk in various parts.
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Date: 2022-07-03 10:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-05 06:29 am (UTC)You make a fair point, hardly matches my current aesthetic, does it?
Unfortunately, there's a distinct difference between you and I on important people to us. [Namely that Scott was into women and Chris wasn't.]
And most of the ladies in my life wouldn't be keen on such a dress anyway. Although....I suppose, I know a couple men who might appreciate it more.
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Date: 2022-07-06 07:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2022-07-09 08:32 am (UTC)You're more'n right. I'll put some feelers out, see if I can find someone, but if not I'll not be getting rid of it. It deserves proper appreciation in some way.
[He shoots Scott a small smile and stretches back in his chair.]
Thanks. Sorry I've not more to offer for your letter trouble.