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a n g e l . ([personal profile] circumspector) wrote2020-01-07 12:56 pm

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superposition: (I'm too tired)

audio; @Qubit [backdated to AWHILE AGO whoops]

[personal profile] superposition 2020-04-12 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
[ ... and shoots her a voice message. ]

Angel? It's Qubit. Please respond.
superposition: (And you must be looking very old tonight)

2/2

[personal profile] superposition 2020-04-13 08:25 pm (UTC)(link)
[ There's still no response by the time he's managed to get away from the Lads (and cool his head), however long that turns out to have been. So... guess he'll just have to leave her a voicemail. He sounds calmer than before, at least. ]

Angel. I need to apologize for my behavior back there. Believe me, I didn't mean to frighten you.

[ His impulse is to tell her "You didn't do anything wrong," but... well, she did sort of invade his personal space, and grab him without his consent, and shove his hand into her face to sniff it for some reason. None of that was the foremost thing on his mind, at the time, but in hindsight, it was downright creepy of her.

Still, he's already decided not to call her on it. Oh, if it had been a man doing the same to a woman, he'd have called it phenomenally inappropriate at best - but for some reason, with the roles reversed and himself on the receiving end, he doesn't mentally frame it the same way. He sighs. ]


It's just - direct contact, skin-to-skin, it gives me this sort of burning feeling. It's not you, the same would have happened with anyone. I'm not angry with you, and I'm sorry if it seemed that way. You couldn't have known.

... Please drop me a line if you can. I'd rather we didn't start off on the wrong foot. Thank you.
superposition: ((william hartnell eat your heart out))

[personal profile] superposition 2020-04-25 04:34 am (UTC)(link)
[ She gets back to him sooner than he expected. Not that he really knew what he was expecting? But it's kind of a relief, anyway. ]

Angel, yes, hello. Are you doing all right?
superposition: ((out of the rain))

[personal profile] superposition 2020-05-07 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
[ He can hear the guilt in her voice, and it's not surprising. It wasn't that long ago that she announced she'd rather die than harm another person. His tone is gentle, reassuring. ]

No no no, don't apologize. You didn't hurt anyone. I'm perfectly fine, no harm done.
superposition: (For idle hands to do)

[personal profile] superposition 2020-06-10 09:53 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Okay, okay, no permanent harm, then. But that's splitting hairs at this point, so he decides not to harp on it.

He's not... entirely sure what she's trying to express. Is she talking about some sort of ... dissociation issue, or culture shock, or what? Still, this isn't a good time to pry. She is sorry about what happened, even if he still feels it's more his fault than hers. The air has been cleared, neither of them is angry, and they'll both be more careful in the future. That's pretty close to an optimal result, right there. ]


Of course. And thank you for your concern.

[ Before they head to signing off, though, he adds an afterthought- ]

Oh - one thing. If you don't mind, I'd rather we keep this ... quirk of mine confidential. From the lads, if nothing else. Is that all right?