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I swallowed nervously and tried not to look at them too much. Or too little. I don't know how to do this right....

I looked up from my laptop and hurriedly brushed a growing pile of tissues off my bed. "Uh, hi." My voice was kind of nasally. "You doing okay?"

2016-06-29 09:55:30

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London sat down on the couch. "So you're Ivory's fiance?"

She frowned. He still looked bad. "Hey." She walked into the room and sat down on his bed. "I'm fine. Are you?"

2016-06-29 10:01:29

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{Just let them guide the conversation, it'll be fine.} ".....y-yes, I....I suppose I'm just what you expected from that short conversation...."

"I've been better. At least I don't shrink every time I sneeze, though. Hopefully it'll be gone in less than a week."

2016-06-29 10:03:58

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"Slightly socially awkward? Yeah I can see that. It's okay, I've seen worse."

"I hope so. Can I get you anything?"

2016-06-29 10:06:28

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"....ah.....okay....I'm not sure how there's anyone worse, though." 'Slightly'. Ha. They don't know the half of it. .....stop it.

"I've heard you make great soup?" I grinned nervously.

2016-06-29 10:08:36

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"I've met a loooot of shy people in my time."

"I do. Do you want some? It's pretty spicy though."

2016-06-29 10:09:44

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".....I'm sure they're better off than me."

"Can't be any worse than Seculus's attempt at recreating your recipe. I think I have second-degree burns on my uvula."

2016-06-29 10:11:47

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"Not really. You're engaged to an Ebony Princess. That's something to be proud of."

"Then give me a few minutes." She slipped out of the room and into the kitchen.

2016-06-29 10:14:42

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"She's a queen, actually, but.....wait, what? ...oh, hold on a second..." Ebony...? The second Ivory came out of his room I followed after her, desperate for a familiar voice. I heard Madison's call of "Thanks" as we walked away from him.

2016-06-29 10:16:06

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"Hm?"

"Madison wants soup." Ivory moved into the kitchen.

2016-06-29 10:22:05

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Just don't be weird this time. "....what exactly is in it? I tried to make it for him, but apparently I didn't do it right..."

2016-06-29 10:22:37

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"The spanish translation is "Soup for Good health" So that's supposed to mostly tell what's in it."

"You know Spanish?"

2016-06-29 10:28:10

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"....so....what, a.....lot of vegetables and herbs? Yes, her....babysitters, correct? When she was little, taught her..."

2016-06-29 10:29:04

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"Yes and yes."

2016-06-29 10:29:52

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"Is that how you were able to make it before? Just with anything we had on hand...?"

2016-06-29 10:31:11

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"Mhmm." There were sounds of her cooking.

2016-06-29 10:31:55

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"....that explains it." I watched over her shoulder. She's definitely better at this than I am.... "...maybe you could teach me how to cook sometime?"

2016-06-29 10:32:48

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"Of course I could."

London wondered in and sat on the counter. "You still know how to cook?"

"Yes. Pretty well actually."

2016-06-29 10:35:04

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"Is it really that easy to just forget?"

2016-06-29 10:36:58

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"I wasn't sure how old she was."

"I'm almost twenty one, actually."

2016-06-29 10:37:30

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"....how old are you?"

2016-06-29 10:38:27

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"Twenty nine."

2016-06-29 10:39:31

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"...that doesn't seem so long."

2016-06-29 10:39:54

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"Kinda is when everyone around you is dead."

2016-06-29 10:40:34

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"If anything, it seems like it would feel less long, since nothing changes...."

2016-06-29 10:41:39