[ He smiles at her, and chooses to elaborate for once. ]
She confessed to me last week, and I turned her down, but... She didn't give up that easily. [ Probably because of his mixed signals. ] I just wish she'd spend her affection on someone who could've devoted themselves to her.
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That sounds awfully self-deprecating.
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[ He smiles at her, and chooses to elaborate for once. ]
She confessed to me last week, and I turned her down, but... She didn't give up that easily. [ Probably because of his mixed signals. ] I just wish she'd spend her affection on someone who could've devoted themselves to her.
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Can you not? [a beat.] Do you not want to?
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I don't know what I want, but that's something I have to figure out myself.
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Yeah. Not a decision anybody can make for you. [...] Come on.
[she just? takes his hand? we're going places now, apparently.]
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... Where are we going?
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To get smoothies. And booze.
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Both of these things sound really good, actually.
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[ He seems dubious.
Her... weird stupor on Wednesday aside. ]
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[she's very amused.] She knows I drink, though.
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[ But I'm ready to start. ]
We only ever had musty old wine back at the manor.
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Ugh. Wine. [wrinkles her nose.] ... You know that's what my family is famous for? Wine.
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[ Staring at Beau like, are you a noble? ]
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Yeah. Exandria too, mostly. [she rolls her shoulders.] We're not nobles, but my dad's a really successful, famous merchant, so. Close enough.
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[ Squeezes her hand. ]
No ball gowns and suitors?
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[imagine beau in a ball gown]
It's a whole thing. I hated it, so I stole his fancy wine and I sold it on the black market for half the price.
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Good for you. Though he's too bad he was such a shitty father. Seems like there's a lot bad parenting around here.