[He can't hold back the soft discontented noise at the use of that word, as if anything were normal about this situation and where they are. It never will be.]
Daphne was arrested, she'd been in the Zoo for the week, for asking after her sister.
[Who'd been inside, along with her Submissive, and the latter hadn't come back out.]
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I didn't ask much either.
( it wasn't why she'd gone there, though she'd used the idea of his freedom as an appeal, to try and distract herself. it hadn't worked )
I can hope that it was "normal" for them, that nothing else happened while we were... ( a look finishes her sentence )
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Daphne was arrested, she'd been in the Zoo for the week, for asking after her sister.
[Who'd been inside, along with her Submissive, and the latter hadn't come back out.]
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( it's a little snippier on her end before she pauses, closing her eyes a moment to reel herself back in )
Just because they can be terrible doesn't mean I'd like it to happen to anyone.
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[She brought it up, and perhaps he'd misinterpreted her comment, but he'll not apologise for it, especially after her next.]
I'd not accused you of such.
[Half rolling his eyes to himself and stifling a scoff, he stops and gestures with his coffee cup in the opposite direction than they'd started.]
Clearly, this isn't going to work, and I think you'll fare better on your walk by yourself. Enjoy your afternoon, Adrienne.
[He's leaving, only expecting more acerbic commentary the entire time, and he'll not place himself in a position to listen to it.]