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[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[he's been quiet lately due to some recent events and all... and hey, he's keeping that up. Robin can be found in the Orrery, preoccupied with gazing at the giant model of the universe spinning above him. the Stewards have done a pretty good job of fixing most of it. you almost couldn't tell anything had happened.

...bothers him a little. come bother him out of his thoughts, if you want!]

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[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[whelp. once he's pretty sure she's not gonna jab him again, he lets her go.]

That proved nothing.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

No way! That proved I'm right!

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Nothing about that was similar. Nothing.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

You're in denial. [She looks so smug.]

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

I am not. [he's looking annoyed to try and cover up his amusement.]

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

Yes you are! [You are not denying her this victory Robin!!!]

So what are you doing up in this room, anyway?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[look, a distraction!] In here? Oh...

I was just thinking, I guess...

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She looks curious.]

About what?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[he makes a bit of a face as he tries to sum up exactly what he is thinking about.]

Lots of things. A lot about what I've been doing here, I guess.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Euri frowns.]

I don't really get what you mean. Because you've been doing important stuff...?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

No. Bigger than that.

[he looks away, focusing up on that giant mechanism again.]

But it's not like me thinking is unusual, so don't worry about it. Hah--it'd be more accurate to say that I never stop thinking about this sort of stuff anyway.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

... Oh.

[She's still watching him, though she'll grow a little cautious as she shifts her weight.]

Is this the kind of thing I shouldn't ask about?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[he glances back down at her.] No, it's just the kind of thing I don't have a good answer for.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

So you don't really want to talk about it, then.

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

No. [he smiles.] Maybe when I reach a conclusion.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She'll lean against him a little.]

When do you think that'll be?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure. Soon, I hope.

[he gives her a pat on the head.] Don't start worrying or anything.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[Aw, she'll latch onto his arm and grin.]

I won't. I trust you. If there's something you need to talk about you know you can come to me.

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

Yeah...

[his smile fades off as the weight of that occurs to him. he... doesn't want to say anything. at all. ever. but if he doesn't do it now, while things are still manageable, it'll probably never happen. and then, well--he'll destroy her. that's just how it works. how it always works. his tone gets serious.]

Actually... I need to talk to you about something.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

-? [Oh, huh.]

What is it?

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

I just... [...he doesn't know where to start. damn it.]

You remember me saying... that I can't be what you want, right?

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

This again? Come on, you've come a long way! Give yourself a little credit.

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[he shakes his head.] No. I'm worried.

I'm not like... those silly books that you read.

[actionlaced.livejournal.com]

[She's leaning against him again.]

I know you're not perfect. I don't care, I still love being around you. You're important to me.

[birdmetaphor.livejournal.com]

[...he can't do it. that sounds too much like... it could work. he clings onto it, giving her shoulders a little squeeze likewise.]

Just don't forget, okay?