[With how gracefully she moves on, all IV can offer in return amid his thoughts is a nod.]
Sounds fair.
[And the next logical words catch in this throat, the simple gesture held down by a touch of awkwardness over the recognition that, indeed, he had been petulant just minutes prior. For the time being, he chooses not to dwell on it. He starts for the stairs nearby, intending to move up a level while Rio covers the first floor.]
With this, I should be fine. [Despite the unchanged appearance, he can't help continuing to eye the bracelet as he walks.] I'll be seeing you in a while.
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Sounds fair.
[And the next logical words catch in this throat, the simple gesture held down by a touch of awkwardness over the recognition that, indeed, he had been petulant just minutes prior. For the time being, he chooses not to dwell on it. He starts for the stairs nearby, intending to move up a level while Rio covers the first floor.]
With this, I should be fine. [Despite the unchanged appearance, he can't help continuing to eye the bracelet as he walks.] I'll be seeing you in a while.