[a little better -- maybe he hadn't really meant the part about attaching himself to someone he disliked. that'd be horrible. nods a little, abbreviated due to the shoulder-cast.] Might have a better chance of finding someone here. Just for yourself..... Sort out the job later. 'f she's worth you, she'll be fit for it. [faint amused snort] Take it from a Betan: never waste yourself on someone you already regret.
[it's something of a ramble, but Bel's fairly sure the medication isn't making things fuzzy; this is important, that's all. real love, a chance at something that vital and true, shouldn't be thrown away for the sake of any career or left to the tender offices of an artificial matchmaking program.]
You're what? [eyes fall closed; would be laughing hard if ribs could take it right now] Ha. What are the odds.... [a wry smile. the reverse is definitely also true -- and that's something he should probably know, given... what he knows already.]
They put me with Miles. Just goes to show.
[it's another moment or so before the eyes open again. if there's a plasma-rifle speech, or (more logically) a staked-out-on-an-alien-anthill speech, they might as well face it squarely.]
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Date: 2016-02-09 05:50 am (UTC)[it's something of a ramble, but Bel's fairly sure the medication isn't making things fuzzy; this is important, that's all. real love, a chance at something that vital and true, shouldn't be thrown away for the sake of any career
or left to the tender offices of an artificial matchmaking program.]You're what? [eyes fall closed; would be laughing hard if ribs could take it right now] Ha. What are the odds.... [a wry smile. the reverse is definitely also true -- and that's something he should probably know, given... what he knows already.]
They put me with Miles. Just goes to show.
[it's another moment or so before the eyes open again. if there's a plasma-rifle speech, or (more logically) a staked-out-on-an-alien-anthill speech, they might as well face it squarely.]