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[ Ah, such a nice day. A nice day for Mary, newly recovered from her bout of illness, to be in a bookstore and frowning at the shelves rather intently. Careful-- she's so deep in thought any sudden noise or movements might just startle her. ]
[Alas, Arles has no idea he's about to step on a nervous ticking Mary timebomb. He's rather engrossed himself-- while he enjoys reading and Cerealia lends him quite a lot of free time, today is different. He's shopping for Guillan.
And he hasn't the slightest where to begin.
At least a sigh will be Mary's forewarning before there's a deep voice, with the barest trace of surprise, saying:] Ah, Mary.
And he hasn't the slightest where to begin.
At least a sigh will be Mary's forewarning before there's a deep voice, with the barest trace of surprise, saying:] Ah, Mary.
-- Ah?! [ Whoops, dropping the book she's checking-- and fumbling for it-- and missing-- ]
I-it's okay... sorry, I was a little distracted.
[ It sure is a cover of two passionate-looking young men entwined in an embrace oops-- Mary doesn't seem all that embarrassed though, accepting it with some relief. ]
Thank you... I'd feel bad if it got damaged.
Thank you... I'd feel bad if it got damaged.
I wanted to see if it was a good example of true love first.
[ She is completely serious. ]
[ She is completely serious. ]
I was trying to explain it to my friend, but I couldn't, so I had to ask Zara, and now I'm trying to find good examples so I can show him.
Yeah, and I've found a few... but I thought I should try to find a lot of different examples!
[ If this is how she makes herself useful, she's fine with it. ]
[ If this is how she makes herself useful, she's fine with it. ]
Still-- books are a limited medium.
[And they're biased... While his time with Elvira was something that felt magical, he couldn't say that everything was all flowers and sunshine. Not when she was Mejojo's fiancee first.
And then other things happened.]
Perhaps someone who has been in love would be able to tell you more.
[And they're biased... While his time with Elvira was something that felt magical, he couldn't say that everything was all flowers and sunshine. Not when she was Mejojo's fiancee first.
And then other things happened.]
Perhaps someone who has been in love would be able to tell you more.
... What about you?
[ IS THIS A BAD THING TO ASK-- ]
[ IS THIS A BAD THING TO ASK-- ]
Because you brought it up and you seem really mature. [ Excellent reasons. ]
[As good a reason as any, it seems that Arles mumbles to himself before he raises one shoulder in a light shrug.]
...I was in love, once.
[There's always that sadness in him when he remembers Elvira, but he's still able to speak of it.] Ten years ago. I doubt books can quite get across how unbearably anxious you can get when you're in love.
...I was in love, once.
[There's always that sadness in him when he remembers Elvira, but he's still able to speak of it.] Ten years ago. I doubt books can quite get across how unbearably anxious you can get when you're in love.
Anxious? [ It's true, she hadn't expected that particular emotion to come up. ] It made you worried?
Indeed. When you're in love, you're no longer the center of your own world.
It's different from friendship. Much stronger. [Arles considers how to word it, how to put voice to the feelings that he had, still has, into words.] When you love, you feel as though you would do anything for that person. You wonder what would make them happy.
Naturally, you worry about hurting them. As much as I was happy being with Elvira, I didn't wish to see her unhappy, much less hurt. I worried about that. Even little arguments.
It's different from friendship. Much stronger. [Arles considers how to word it, how to put voice to the feelings that he had, still has, into words.] When you love, you feel as though you would do anything for that person. You wonder what would make them happy.
Naturally, you worry about hurting them. As much as I was happy being with Elvira, I didn't wish to see her unhappy, much less hurt. I worried about that. Even little arguments.
Edited 2015-11-11 19:26 (UTC)
... So it's like you're selfish, but you're selfish for someone else's sake instead?
[ ... is what she's getting from this. ]
[ ... is what she's getting from this. ]
And you were like that, too?
[ It's just a feeling. ]
[ It's just a feeling. ]
... You look a little sad, so I don't think I should ask anything else. [ firmly. ] But you... want a favor?
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