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[eiattu_pride]

This time, it's Rial's turn to call Plourr. And he's smiling quietly as he does so, because this means that she'll be back.

Soon.

"Plourr?"

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[eiattu_pride]

He laughs.

"We've been through this before. My parents are perfectly respectable."

[fighting_mad]

"Shut up, it's an expression," she says distractedly.

"We really got it? You're not just kriffing with me?"

[eiattu_pride]

"No, I'm not. And watch your language, Princess."

It's not just bantering. She's coming home, so she needs to act the part.

[fighting_mad]

Some of the delight slips from her face.

"I'm not a child, Rial."

[eiattu_pride]

"I know that."

Mildly enough.

"Anyway, I only just heard. Don't spoil the surprise."

[fighting_mad]

That's real convincing. "Yeah."

Moving on.

"But it's official?"

[eiattu_pride]

"Very much so."

A pause, and he glances away, "I don't think you're a child, Plourr. I never have."

[fighting_mad]

"Yeah," she says. "When is this set for; a few weeks from now, right?"

[eiattu_pride]

"Can't remember the exact date, but that sounds about right."

Refuses to look back, "Anyway. I'll see you later.

[fighting_mad]

Maybe it's good that he'd looked away, because there's a very real flash of hurt across her face.

She doesn't say anything. She just snaps the unit off.

[eiattu_pride]

Rial puts his head in his hands. He should call her. He should call her back and apologize and maybe then things will be better. He'll call her and she'll swear at him and he'll make some dumb joke and say sorry and she'll smile and then everything will be okay again.

He'll call her.






But in the end, he doesn't.