It's been a while since I've been for a night-time stroll.
[ that's not dishonest either, it has. most night he's shut up in his office from early evening until the crack of dawn. but maybe now the prospect of a walk isn't the first cause for the stretching of his smile. ]
Lead the way.
[ which, he realises now, may or may not be a direct echo to something said on that night a month or so (two? God, who knows) ago. he isn't sure. it feels like it could be, though, and the thought of that has his expression take on fresh mirth - and the subtle shift of the onset of anticipation. of what, he doesn't know yet, but of the fact that it'll almost definitely be something. something he can remember the thrill of. something he'd very much like to revisit. ]
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It's been a while since I've been for a night-time stroll.
[ that's not dishonest either, it has. most night he's shut up in his office from early evening until the crack of dawn. but maybe now the prospect of a walk isn't the first cause for the stretching of his smile. ]
Lead the way.
[ which, he realises now, may or may not be a direct echo to something said on that night a month or so (two? God, who knows) ago. he isn't sure. it feels like it could be, though, and the thought of that has his expression take on fresh mirth - and the subtle shift of the onset of anticipation. of what, he doesn't know yet, but of the fact that it'll almost definitely be something. something he can remember the thrill of. something he'd very much like to revisit. ]