Who: Percival (tzaraisen) & Others What: Catchall for the rest of December + Eventual Gala stuff When: December Where: Wherever Warning(s): None yet! Will warn in threads if necessary.
[ Why isn't he saying anything??? Clair is so unaccustomed to silences, since she almost always fills them herself, that it doesn't even really strike her as potentially awkward until later. There's a kneejerk impulse in her to say something to break up the lull, but she forces it down—maybe he just needs a moment to let it all settle. For that matter, maybe she needs a moment to let it all settle too.
For lack of anything better to do, she lifts her teacup and takes a drink of her tea, though she doesn't really taste much of it at all. ]
Yes, of course. [ She glances down at the cup of tea in her hands, as if might just turn on her too, then looks back up. ] ...I intend to be far more vigilant.
I must thank you as well. I must say, I never expected to find myself in such a situation as this in my life, but I am glad that it was with you. [ Wait. That came out wrong. ] Ah, that is—for your understanding.
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For lack of anything better to do, she lifts her teacup and takes a drink of her tea, though she doesn't really taste much of it at all. ]
Yes, of course. [ She glances down at the cup of tea in her hands, as if might just turn on her too, then looks back up. ] ...I intend to be far more vigilant.
I must thank you as well. I must say, I never expected to find myself in such a situation as this in my life, but I am glad that it was with you. [ Wait. That came out wrong. ] Ah, that is—for your understanding.