"You poor dear...is it those cells? They must get awfully drafty. Keeping you in there like that--you'll catch your death! They should have put you up somewhere already."
"Worse places than a holding cell?!" [Gertrude looks almost aghast] "My dear, where have you been living? A holding cell, even, is no place for a young man your age! Especially not for this amount of time."
[Gertrude's lips purse at that, and her brow creases into a frown]
"I do not think it is fine, Edward. Is not healthy for growing boy of your age--"
[the door swings open then, though, and Oswald comes back in, moving a little slower than usual so he can carry two cups of coffee, his cane hooked on his arm]
One sugar with a dash of coffee, as requested. [the corner of his mouth quirks as he sets it down in front of Edward. It is, as promised, rather sweet]
[Oswald blinks a bit at that, setting down his own coffee cup as he takes a seat]
...no problem. [Which is, of course, the moment that Gertrude reaches out and, screwing up her face hard in concentration, shoves at Oswald's coffee cup.
It doesn't tip over, as it were, but it does wobble enough to splash a bit of coffee over the table and some of the papers. Oswald startles a bit at that, yelping, snatching those papers back]</small.
What the--
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What would you like, Mr. Dent? I could just get everything at once--[and yep that door's gonna close behind them]
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Edward exhales, slowly, once they're out.]
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"Are you alright, Edward?"
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[He's... not, really. It's all kind of a lot, so suddenly, and he's utterly exhausted, still, and it started feeling a little bit crowded, but.
But that's... fine.]
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[A little dry. Listen he's a mess and he knows it but that's not news]
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I'm just a little tired.
[buddy you're a LOT tired]
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Um. Not really... I guess.
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That part doesn't bother me, really... I've stayed in worse places...
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[what is this
she's? worried? about him???]
I just... don't really like small spaces.
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...I guess.
[It's more than a bit.]
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"I do not think it is fine, Edward. Is not healthy for growing boy of your age--"
[the door swings open then, though, and Oswald comes back in, moving a little slower than usual so he can carry two cups of coffee, his cane hooked on his arm]
One sugar with a dash of coffee, as requested. [the corner of his mouth quirks as he sets it down in front of Edward. It is, as promised, rather sweet]
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Thank you.
[He deliberately puts his attention on his coffee now, rather than looking back at Gertrude or... even looking at anyone else, honestly...]
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...no problem. [Which is, of course, the moment that Gertrude reaches out and, screwing up her face hard in concentration, shoves at Oswald's coffee cup.
It doesn't tip over, as it were, but it does wobble enough to splash a bit of coffee over the table and some of the papers. Oswald startles a bit at that, yelping, snatching those papers back]</small. What the--
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"Must be a wobbly table." [Harvey stands back up, again.] "Why don't I go get something to clean that up. And ah, I'll get you a new coffee too, hm?"
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[.....yep he's going to wait until Harvey's out of the room before turning his attention completely back to Edward] What was that about?!
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