/eyeing City of Ariel

[itdoesntfit]

Lord Reed isn't going to like this.

To be honest, I don't like it either.

Comments

[criminelle]

Well, don't they say that you have to give a little to get a little...?

[Although she much prefers to take herself out of the equation altogether and simply take.]

[itdoesntfit]

I don't understand why I can't do that from here.

[criminelle]

Staying in one place too long isn't good for anyone, in my experience. [playfully] Scared of expanding your horizons?

[itdoesntfit]

No! I'm not scared-- [He flushes, frowns.] I can't just go off somewhere. I have responsibilities. Especially not somewhere like that.

[He's not actually sure what Lord Reed's reaction would be, but he knows it won't be pretty.]

wow excuse me I'm being a total moron today

[criminelle]

[she gives an airy laugh] Responsibilities...? Why would you ever be responsible for anything but yourself?

[The world will, after all, stay up without her playing Atlas and shouldering it. Besides, its pockets are so deep and her fingers so light; it would be a shame to weigh them down with something like obligations.]