Luceti Appointments

[i_speak_softly]

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[semper_cogitans]

[Robert nods slowly, looking down at his clasped hands in his lap. Okay. He promised he would do this. He owes it to Giles, to the painful memories that sometimes he still wakes up to of Giles dying in front of him; he owes it to his partner to try to do something that would make him happy; he owes it to everybody else not to stand there and die without trying.]

... I... I understand.

...

Maybe it will... g-get easier after awhile. [Part of him feels like he isn't even really a Terran anymore. And Terra wouldn't want him back now, would it?]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Don doesn't answer this directly. He hadn't realized his experiment would turn so serious, but he's clearly pushed his partner past the breaking point, and he should give him some time to process and recover before he brings up anything else.]

Do you want to go out?

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[semper_cogitans]

... It... might be best. [This room will probably become a place Robert frequents, in time, but for now things will have to be done slowly. Acclimatization will... take awhile.]

... S-Sorry, Don. I... I know I can be... strange. [Difficult.]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Instead of answering, Don gets up and walks to the door. He won't say anything until they're both in the hallway. Then, with a very serious expression:] I love you. No matter what. I want you to do this for yourself, not for me. When and if you're ready, I'll help you learn. Okay?

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[semper_cogitans]

[Robert, in response, reaches out to grasp one of Don's hands almost fiercely, as if by holding them he could communicate the intensity of his feelings properly.]

I love you too. Always.

... Thank you.

[And he smiles.]

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[i_speak_softly]

[He circles his thumb over Robert's fingers, and returns the smile.]

You're always welcome to visit, if you want to watch. I won't ask you to do anything.

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[semper_cogitans]

I... I would be glad to. [Even if only to see what happens here, in this place that Robert has never felt entirely welcome in. Even if only to be part of Don's family in a more substantial way.

He leans gently into Don's side a little, briefly; enough to show how he feels.]

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[i_speak_softly]

[Don nuzzles Robert's hair a little - how could his partner ever think that Don meant to hurt him? - then lets him go. He still needs to finish his sets.]