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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 30, 2008 23:05:29 GMT -5
Alice shrugged, ignoring his first question for the moment. "I... I'm fine," she mumbled, trying to believe it herself.
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Post by jenee on Jun 30, 2008 23:15:01 GMT -5
Joren shook his head. "No, I don't think you are. What is it?"
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 30, 2008 23:16:40 GMT -5
Alice frowned, lowering her gaze to the ground again. "I... I'm not sure... It's just..."
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Post by jenee on Jun 30, 2008 23:18:01 GMT -5
Joren remained quiet, letting her catch up with her thoughts.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 30, 2008 23:26:35 GMT -5
Alice took a deep breath, and exhaled slowly, closing her eyes for a moment. Then she opened them again, and looked up, hesitantly meeting his gaze. "I'm confused," she said, and was quiet for a moment as she figured out what exactly it was that she was confused about. "Firstly, about... us."
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Post by jenee on Jun 30, 2008 23:40:16 GMT -5
Joren tilted his head to the side slightly. "What about it?" This wasn't what he had expected out of this conversation, and his last words slightly hinted his surprise.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jun 30, 2008 23:47:05 GMT -5
Alice tilted her head to the side, giving him an incredulous look. She let out a sharp laugh. "Joren, you-... We-..." She waved her arms about, gesturing back toward the clearing, unsure of how to put to words what she was trying to say.
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Post by jenee on Jul 1, 2008 13:55:04 GMT -5
Joren shrugged. "Yeah. What's there to talk about, though?" What was he supposed to say? Then reality washed over him again, and he suddenly felt guilty...about what, he wasn't sure. It was his fault he and Alice were in this position. Maybe that feeling came by the realization that he wasn't doing her any good by staying with her. He wanted to, though...she was the first person who seemed to really understand him. He masked his thoughts behind an unreadable expression.
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 1, 2008 14:00:50 GMT -5
Alice just stared at him, one eyebrow raised, mouth gaping, but no intelligible sentences coming out. "But... Did you... I..."
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Post by jenee on Jul 1, 2008 14:05:01 GMT -5
Joren gave her a quizzical look. "What?" Sure, maybe they had a bit of a moment back in the clearing. But didn't that occasion on it's own explain what he felt? Did he really have to put it in words?
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 1, 2008 14:07:40 GMT -5
Alice frowned, and placed her hands on her hips. For a moment she just squinted at him, and then in a low voice, muttered, "I was just curious as to what you thought that was."
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Post by jenee on Jul 1, 2008 14:16:52 GMT -5
Joren shrugged. "I still don't get what there is to talk about." That, or he didn't want to talk about it. He was confused...it felt like a mixture of feelings were at war in his head. "Why, what did you think it was?"
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 1, 2008 14:18:47 GMT -5
"I... I'm not really sure." Alice blinked a few times, stumbling over her words. "It could be interpreted in several ways, you know."
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Post by jenee on Jul 1, 2008 14:50:18 GMT -5
"How so?" Joren inquired. "Alice, I care about you. Isn't that what something like that is supposed to mean?"
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Post by m!chelle--✗ on Jul 1, 2008 14:57:21 GMT -5
Alice tipped her head to the side, contemplating this. "I suppose so," she murmured at last, and a small smile crept onto her face. "But you could have just said so."
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