eatsfish | ☂

I'll leave you to it then. But I do have one last question.

And that question is what?

Do you mind sharing your bed?

[ What. ]

I'm sorry?

[ What. ]

Your bed.
The chair is too small and I'm getting a little sick of myself. He kicked me once. Bruised. Awful. He only gets nightmares. I don't. I would be blissfully enjoying my slumber if it wasn't for rude awakenings.

You don't mind, do you?

[ Despite that the instant effects of shock were dying off he still had difficulty actually typing a reply. The extra bit of time it took made him feel even more awkward and flustered. He needed to get a hold of himself. ]

i knew he was restless but not to such an extent. Are you alright? I wouldn't mind but I also wouldn't want to make yuo uncomfortable. I could sleep in the chair myself if need be.

*I *you

I'm fine. Part of me. It isn't as bad as I'm making it sound. If I minded, I wouldn't have asked. I don't want to have to regulate either of us to a chair or a hotel floor that I frankly don't trust the cleaning staff to be entirely diligent about.

Oh. I must have overlooked those.

Are you sure? I mean, about the injury. And the other thing.

I'm sure. It's not much of an injury.

You can just say 'No' if you don't want to.

I have no reason to say no. It's not a problem. If anything you should have spoke up sooner.

Goodie! That's settled. The other end didn't want to bother you with it and kept insisting I not ask but I figured, why not?

I'll see you later then. ;)

Well, I hope this turning out just fine might alleviate any worries on his part.

Yes, later. Adieu until then.

- 🐧

Bye bye.

- 💡

Did you know species of penguins often give their mates gifts of small pebbles or stones as a courtship gesture?

I didn't, no. That's one I'll have to remember.

Have you ever thought to give someone a pebble?

How could I think to do it when I only just learned about it?

A fair enough point. You should consider pebbles. Some people collect them and would be extremely flattered. A geologist, for example.

Have you ever celebrated Valentine's Day?

I don't imagine I'll ever need to impress a geologist, but you never know.

No. Have you?

I thought that was the case with you. In a way. The holiday didn't line up with when I actually had someone to celebrate it with. I still used to make things for it. Cards. Candies.

That's unfortunate. It isn't the most pleasurable of days to spend on one's own.

Used to? You've decided to stop?

It isn't.

Oswald, I wasn't allowed to use a pen unsupervised on the last one.

I had assumed you were referring to before then but that was a careless assumption. I apologize for being so tactless. But I hope you might be able to return to it if it's something you enjoyed.

It had pros and cons. I found the act of creating and gifting enjoyable. The response was less than satisfactory but I know better now.

Well, there are still people out there who would gladly accept your generosity. It's good that you learned from it but you shouldn't feel discouraged.

☂

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