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[dendarii]

WHO: Miles + people
WHERE: Various locations, mostly DC7
WHEN: May catch-all!
WHAT: Ditto.
WARNINGS: To be edited as necessary.

Comments

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Yes. Quite a lot. There was this one hideous argument with Gran'da, in fact ...

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Ah ... Yes, Piotr would have known about that.

But you didn't think to ask us about it?

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... No. I had thought - you denied some things, but that didn't necessarily mean ... I mean, you got accused of it too.

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Well, I am Betan after all. We knew that would pop up as an accusation.

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Yes, but - with Aunt Alys?

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—Really? Was that going around?

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Yes, Mother.

... Please tell me that one's not true too ...

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If it is or isn't true, that's after my time. She'd only just lost her husband, remember.

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Yes, well ... if she hadn't, would you have ...

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I can't answer that, Miles. It's not something I take lightly, you know, and there's any number of factors that go into any relationship, romantic or not.

Do I find her attractive? Of course I do, but that doesn't automatically lead to getting into bed together.

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-- I don't want to hear this. Why did I even ask...?

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You're the one that brought it up earlier with Allison.

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That's - not much better, admittedly.

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No?

... Do you really want to know about that, by the way? I mean really know?

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[ He sighs softly. ]

I do want to know. But - no details. Yes or no.

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[ Just as soft as his sigh, ]

Yes. Allison and I are seeing each other. Aral knows as well.

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[ Miles is silent for a long time, staring up at nothing. ]

How long?

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A couple months by now.

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... Ah. I really am dense.

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No, [ she says firmly. ] We kept it discreet. She didn't want anyone to know yet.

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Still. I ought to have noticed something.

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You do know the meaning of "discreet", I trust. I'm not sure Gregor knows or noticed anything yet.

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If he has, he hasn't mentioned it to me yet.

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We weren't hiding it specifically from you, love. Don't take it so personally. This was something Allison wanted to keep close to herself.

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I know, I know ...

[ He's starting to get sleepy now that all the adrenaline's wearing off. ]