[Oh god, wrong thing to say, wrong thing to say. That flippant remark was going to cost him, judging by Tieria's expression. He raised his hands slightly in automatic defense from Tieria's rage, but didn't dare interrupt. He just listened, growing more concerned the shriller and more hysterical Tieria became.
The sentence about waiting for death, of death as a luxury, was the straw that broke the camel's back, and he started to speak - to say what, he wasn't entirely sure, but he had to say something - but Tieria turned before he got the words out and the next question stopped him in his tracks. This could be very, very bad, even if he had a good reason.]
...A month, give or take. [And then he added quickly:] But before you say anything, it's not through trying to avoid you, or not wanting to see you or anything like that - I just had to get enough strength back so I wouldn't fall over or pass out during the meetup, and heard you weren't..really in a fit state for any shocks at the time, so I wanted to let you recover before I just showed up.
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Date: 2009-02-22 11:38 pm (UTC)The sentence about waiting for death, of death as a luxury, was the straw that broke the camel's back, and he started to speak - to say what, he wasn't entirely sure, but he had to say something - but Tieria turned before he got the words out and the next question stopped him in his tracks. This could be very, very bad, even if he had a good reason.]
...A month, give or take. [And then he added quickly:] But before you say anything, it's not through trying to avoid you, or not wanting to see you or anything like that - I just had to get enough strength back so I wouldn't fall over or pass out during the meetup, and heard you weren't..really in a fit state for any shocks at the time, so I wanted to let you recover before I just showed up.