Catch-all: Lucretia

[ercnerd]

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[ercnerd]

. . . Well, it's good if it helped.

[ambiography]

[maybe slightly lighter in tone:]

It was nice to see you taking a little more initiative, too.

[holding her like that when he usually won't initiate to hold a hand...]

[ercnerd]

Huh?

[It takes him a moment.]

Are you talking about when I . . . ?

[ambiography]

I might be, yes.

[ercnerd]

[Oh.]

Th-that was . . . The circumstances were unusual!

[ambiography]

You do realize I'm not saying I disliked it? I thought that was a little obvious.

[ercnerd]

If you're not, then . . .

[Obviously, she isn't saying that she disliked it. But the opposite of dislike is—well. He clears his throat.]

[ambiography]

Let me put it this way. I think that's probably the most unintentionally romantic thing someone's done to me.

[she knows it was unintentional, but-- still. it was a meaningful gesture that he made.]

[ercnerd]

[How is grabbing someone by the arm or dragging her around romantic?]

. . . At least it was you . . .

[ambiography]

[he's not a stupid man in general, but boy. when it comes to this.]

Would it have bothered you if it were someone else?

[ercnerd]

I wouldn't have done it if it were someone else!

[Well, no. He would've lunged at anyone in the same predicament, but he definitely wouldn't have said the things he did, and he perhaps might've done it a little differently. Therefore, it is not the same.]

[ambiography]

...you know, I think that's good enough.

[coming from him, on this sort of subject-- yeah. it is.]