[continuation]

[skinofalizard]

[really doesn't know how to take that]


((from here))

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[headcannon]

Of course, forgive me.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

And there's the apologizing again.

[headcannon]

I'm afraid that being polite has been quite firmly ingrained in me.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

It must be the noble upbringing.

[headcannon]

Mm, well, a very important part of the noble upbringing is the noble pandering to those in power above you.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

That's definitely not me.

[headcannon]

No, you're correct. You're someone whom I respect; you get more sincere apologies.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

More frequent, too.

[shrugs]

But...thanks.

[headcannon]

I've not a lot of experience, talking to people so casually, you see. I feel as though I am always tripping over myself, and thus, should apologize for my awkwardness.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

I guess apologizing too much is better than too little. But...really? The times when you really mess up? When you really need to apologize? They're pretty obvious.

[headcannon]

Ah, not to me.

Politics is... very delicate. My father spent a lifetime trying to hone his ability to please the rest of the House of Lords, yet always fell short of their unspoken and -- if you were to ask me, unreasonable -- demands.

I'm not fond of it, but I am not unaware, either.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

Man, it's completely different than anything I'm used to -- I'm probably coming off as kind of a jerk, in that case. So...my turn. I'm sorry.

[headcannon]

No, not in the least. I know the rules for how you conduct yourself are completely different -- and I can recognize them in you. I just... cannot yet emulate them myself.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

That may not be such a bad thing.

[headcannon]

I do hope to learn to be somewhat better at it, though.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

I'm sure you'll pick up on it. Just as long as you don't try to rush it.

[headcannon]

God-Emperor forbid.

[...scoots a bit closer] Is it entirely too forward to hope perhaps I'll pick it up from you?

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

[nods, slightly]

Don't worry. No matter what ends up happening with...

[motions toward where they were standing for make outs]

...I will definitely still be your friend.

[headcannon]

Thank you; that means much to me.


...I am somewhat selfishly glad to hear the topic is not entirely closed, unless I misunderstand your use of the conditional.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

[smiles slightly at that]

There's no reason to jump to conclusions, right? Like I said before, we're not even dating. For all we know we could be entirely incompatible.

[kind of sounds like he already doesn't entirely believe that's possible]

[headcannon]

[Laughs]

I suppose it's possible. Though, I expect it might have come up at least once, before now, if that were the case.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

Maybe...still, we can just--go slow. See what happens.

[headcannon]

[Nods] I'd like that very much.

[skinofalizard.livejournal.com]

Yeah...me too.