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Orual · 05-30-2003, 09:33 PM

"I'm ready to listen," Eohsecg said, sitting up straight. Still, there was a slightly wary look in his eye--a look that Talômi was sure he shared.

"I just hope I'm ready to talk," the Ranger muttered, and he sighed. Leaning against the wall, he gathered himself as though for a fight. "Eohsecg, what I did was wrong. I shouldn't have interfered with you and Rie. She's my sister, but I don't own her. She's a big girl, and she can handle her own affairs." He took a deep breath, and Eohsecg looked about to say something, but Talômi went right over him. "You must understand that I'm just worried about her, though. Despite the fact that we're twins, I've always thought of myself as her protector. She was the one who got into all of the scrapes, and I was the one who got us out of them. This isn't a scrape," he hastened to assure Eohsecg, "but nonetheless my brotherly instinct is kicking in."

Eohsecg looked at him. Like Talômi, he seemed a bit off of his ease, and maybe a little puzzled. Talômi couldn't read his face, though, so he just kept on talking. Just like it felt good to let it all out to Firramer, this confession was relieving. "Rie was never a...a girl, like some girls are. She never swooned over boys, or flirted, or in any way used her femininity to her advantage. Growing up around a flock of boys, she was always just another one of the boys, around us at least. The way she was blushing at your glances, and smoothing her skirts over her knees...it was all so strange on her. Like a new shirt that doesn't fit just right, or is a shade off the right colour." He folded his arms. "I guess I sound pretty stupid. But I suppose what I'm trying to say is that..."--he paused, trying to collect himself--"I won't bother the two of you anymore. And I...I apologize for the way I acted. I hope you can forgive me, and that we can be friends." He stopped abruptly after that, hardly believing that he had really done it. Then he took a deep breath and waited for Eohsecg's response.

[ May 30, 2003: Message edited by: Orual ]

05-30-2003, 09:33 PM	#350
Orual Speaker of the Dead Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Superbia Posts: 868	"I'm ready to listen," Eohsecg said, sitting up straight. Still, there was a slightly wary look in his eye--a look that Talômi was sure he shared. "I just hope I'm ready to talk," the Ranger muttered, and he sighed. Leaning against the wall, he gathered himself as though for a fight. "Eohsecg, what I did was wrong. I shouldn't have interfered with you and Rie. She's my sister, but I don't own her. She's a big girl, and she can handle her own affairs." He took a deep breath, and Eohsecg looked about to say something, but Talômi went right over him. "You must understand that I'm just worried about her, though. Despite the fact that we're twins, I've always thought of myself as her protector. She was the one who got into all of the scrapes, and I was the one who got us out of them. This isn't a scrape," he hastened to assure Eohsecg, "but nonetheless my brotherly instinct is kicking in." Eohsecg looked at him. Like Talômi, he seemed a bit off of his ease, and maybe a little puzzled. Talômi couldn't read his face, though, so he just kept on talking. Just like it felt good to let it all out to Firramer, this confession was relieving. "Rie was never a...a girl, like some girls are. She never swooned over boys, or flirted, or in any way used her femininity to her advantage. Growing up around a flock of boys, she was always just another one of the boys, around us at least. The way she was blushing at your glances, and smoothing her skirts over her knees...it was all so strange on her. Like a new shirt that doesn't fit just right, or is a shade off the right colour." He folded his arms. "I guess I sound pretty stupid. But I suppose what I'm trying to say is that..."--he paused, trying to collect himself--"I won't bother the two of you anymore. And I...I apologize for the way I acted. I hope you can forgive me, and that we can be friends." He stopped abruptly after that, hardly believing that he had really done it. Then he took a deep breath and waited for Eohsecg's response. [ May 30, 2003: Message edited by: Orual ] __________________ "Oh, my god! I care so little, I almost passed out!" --Dr. Cox, "Scrubs"