[John smiles as the writing appears before him. He does know the significance of the day -- they had been married, after all, the date had been there on their license -- but he had not wanted to interrupt her day. Still, if she has made the first move...]
[John's expression softens slightly as he leans into her touch. He appreciates her concern and he cannot say it is entirely unwarranted. His experience here has been strange and unsettling, to say the least.]
I have been, thank you, my dear. I hope you have also been well?
[He pulls back just enough to study her expression and do his best to determine if, indeed, she is about to lie to him.]
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๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฆ, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐กโ๐๐, ๐๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐.
๐๐๐ข ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ผ ๐๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ก๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ก๐ข๐๐? ๐ผ โ๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ก ๐๐ โ๐๐โ ๐๐ข๐กโ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐กโ๐๐๐, ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ค๐๐๐๐ .
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๐โ, ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐. ๐ป๐๐ค ๐คโ๐๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฆ โ๐๐๐? ๐ผ๐ก ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐คโ๐๐ ๐ต๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐๐.
[ She's joking, of course. It was when Bree started talking back. ]
๐ผ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐ฆ. ๐ผ ๐ ๐ข๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก'๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐, ๐๐ ๐'๐ก ๐๐ก? ๐ผ ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐๐'๐ก ๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐ผ'๐ spry, ๐๐ข๐ก ๐ผ'๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐๐๐.
[ She's glad to have this distraction, to think about anything but the birds and her time spent in the woods. ]
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๐ท๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก โ๐๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ก๐๐? ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐?
[He smiles to himself as he moves to stand and gather up the little package he has prepared for her, on this, the event of her birthday.]
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ, ๐ค๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ก? ๐ผ๐ก ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐๐ , ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐ค๐๐ โ ๐๐ก.
crawls back from the dead
[ That entire sentence hurt to think, and so she's glad to think about something else. ]
๐ผ'๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐คโ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐, ๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ก. ๐ผ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ข๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐ .
crawls back with you
๐ผ ๐ โ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐๐๐ก ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐.
[With gift in hand. A small package bound in a silk handkerchief. You will have to come and unwrap it to find out what it is.]
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Here I am, all two-hundred-and-a-half centuries of me. Technically, anyway.
[ It's easy to joke about, and she might as well. ]
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Honestly, my dear. You are not that much older than me, are you trying to make me feel ancient?
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I'm only telling you how my bones feel now after hours in the garden.
[ It's good to laugh with him, and she looks him over for a moment. ]
You've been alright since we last met?
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I have been, thank you, my dear. I hope you have also been well?
[He pulls back just enough to study her expression and do his best to determine if, indeed, she is about to lie to him.]
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...Somewhat.
[ Her features aren't quite pained, but knowing her, he'll be able to see the shift in her eyes from jovial to subdued. ]
Those birds, the damned things don't know when to stop.