[That is not the point. Though he'll have to concede that her survival doesn't seem to be in any large part down to Carla herself, this is no barrier to snippiness.]
I'm sure I'll cry myself to sleep, after I find out if they keep medical records.
[Karl's opinion of him isn't one he's likely to fret over. And she'll find no greys, though there's a streak at each temple where his dark gold fades to such pale platinum it could be prematurely white. The brush of her fingers is innately soothing - he rests an arm around her shoulder and leans in.]
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[That is not the point. Though he'll have to concede that her survival doesn't seem to be in any large part down to Carla herself, this is no barrier to snippiness.]
Fine. I'll ask Karl.
☏ courtesies that i disguise in me
He's going to laugh at you, if you ask him like that.
☏ courtesies that i disguise in me
[Karl's opinion of him isn't one he's likely to fret over. And she'll find no greys, though there's a streak at each temple where his dark gold fades to such pale platinum it could be prematurely white. The brush of her fingers is innately soothing - he rests an arm around her shoulder and leans in.]
Your first chance, and you missed it.
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[She doesn't really sound all that opposed to the idea, maybe even a little haughty when she lifts her chin at him.]
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[He's sure she's not opposed - certain she'd do it if only to prove a point, in fact. Just not a point which would go a long way to impressing him.]
I still don't want you in my OR. But I'd rather mine than someone else's.
☏ courtesies that i disguise in me
Only if you give up your offended little boy routine.