[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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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.