[ She's quiet for a minute, chewing on her lip. It's a bad habit, one that sometimes leaves the skin around her mouth a little raggedy. ]
Can I come over?
[ It's stupid, but she wants to see him. See that he's real, for sure here, not somehow talking to her from another universe. She doesn't want him to be here. And at the same time, she really does. ]
[Cam wants to see her too, and selfishly, he's glad she wants to see him.
His conversation with Calhoun had made him feel... momentarily insecure in their relationship. Cam doesn't see Athena all that often, but he's watched her grow up, and her aunt is one of his best friends.]
I should warn you I'm still in communal housing, until I finish making arrangements with my employer for my private residence. We may have... company.
[ It takes her a little bit to find the entrance to the place, but as soon as she walks in she makes a mental note to remember where it is. It smells amazing.
That it took her a while probably means Cam is there already. She scans the room for him, still not really expecting to find him, still hoping he's... like.... some kind of computer simulation or something. Not that she doesn't want to see him. But she knows how hard this place has been on Jeff. She doesn't want it for anyone else she knows.
Except there he is.
Athena exhales, just the sight of Cameron Waltz somehow reassuring. He's just... solid. Jeff is comforting, reassuring in his own way, but Cam is Cam. He's the one who fixes things. Jeff adapts to them.
She makes her way through the cafe toward his table, trying to smile. ]
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Can I come over?
[ It's stupid, but she wants to see him. See that he's real, for sure here, not somehow talking to her from another universe. She doesn't want him to be here. And at the same time, she really does. ]
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[Cam wants to see her too, and selfishly, he's glad she wants to see him.
His conversation with Calhoun had made him feel... momentarily insecure in their relationship. Cam doesn't see Athena all that often, but he's watched her grow up, and her aunt is one of his best friends.]
I should warn you I'm still in communal housing, until I finish making arrangements with my employer for my private residence. We may have... company.
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[Cam watches as one of his roommates tosses their dirty laundry onto the floor. He's too old for this.]
Someone who's watched Harry Potter one too many times.
Would you rather meet for tea? I found a lovely little place only a block away.
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[ She climbs off her bed and to her feet. ]
You want to go like now, or later?
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[Cam can't really believe she's here until he sees her. He doesn't trust this place.]
We can share a dessert.
[He texts her the address of the tea house, a a cozy little cafe hidden in the back-alley of two busy streets.]
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[ It takes her a little bit to find the entrance to the place, but as soon as she walks in she makes a mental note to remember where it is. It smells amazing.
That it took her a while probably means Cam is there already. She scans the room for him, still not really expecting to find him, still hoping he's... like.... some kind of computer simulation or something. Not that she doesn't want to see him. But she knows how hard this place has been on Jeff. She doesn't want it for anyone else she knows.
Except there he is.
Athena exhales, just the sight of Cameron Waltz somehow reassuring. He's just... solid. Jeff is comforting, reassuring in his own way, but Cam is Cam. He's the one who fixes things. Jeff adapts to them.
She makes her way through the cafe toward his table, trying to smile. ]