aveline's like a sister to me and I don't need to hear about how often she and donnic were having sex. I already had to knock on her door every time because I've walked in on them twice.
[It'd be nice, you know, to just have a little fun. But she thinks of all the things that could go wrong, the responsibilities she has, and she knows it just won't work out so well. What if they die or disappear? It just wouldn't be fair to drag someone into anything.
She wishes she could be like Isabela a little more.]
we'll see
[It's not a promise, so she doesn't have to keep it.]
[Awkward pause here. Hawke might hear her dog in the background waffling and whining about something like it's interesting but also totally not what he wants to be interested in.]
I— Somehow—
...I do not wish to alarm you, but I may have done something a bit difficult to remedy. [So much uncertainty is in his voice. The statement might even sound a bit like a question.] Erm. To your mabari... [Who barks just then. Just in case Hawke thinks the dog in the background is not hers.]
[It's a question posed as a statement, demanding an answer without a rise in tone. But her dog is barking and he doesn't sound...too distressed. He's not whimpering. He's agitated and she can already tell. Doge senses]
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