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pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
midvalley) wrote in pullmeoutalive2014-06-27 11:45 pm
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[ He holds up a hand, as if to placate him. ]
Sorry, Mr. Maxwell. We'll try to stay off your lawn when we're playing on our iPhones and our Androids and our Kindles.
[ He pauses, giving Charlie a considering look. ]
I doubt you're much older than I am, in any case.
Sorry, Mr. Maxwell. We'll try to stay off your lawn when we're playing on our iPhones and our Androids and our Kindles.
[ He pauses, giving Charlie a considering look. ]
I doubt you're much older than I am, in any case.
Well, I'm 83, which means you have absolutely no excuse -- except, maybe, that you're just a Luddite.
Alright, fair enough. Partial Luddite, then. Possibly still in the initiation stages.
Among other things. Your movie collection, for starters.
It seems disingenuous to keep the membership card if you won't make the sacrifice, though.
It seems disingenuous to keep the membership card if you won't make the sacrifice, though.
[ That manages to coax a quiet laugh from him. ]
It is an expansive collection. It would take ages for you to smash all of them, anyway, and who has the time these days?
It is an expansive collection. It would take ages for you to smash all of them, anyway, and who has the time these days?
[ He pauses, then, and picks up the mug as if to hide behind it. ]
Been a while, I'll admit. [ It's said softly, and he turns a little to check on Alyssa. ] Things have been-- less than ideal.
Been a while, I'll admit. [ It's said softly, and he turns a little to check on Alyssa. ] Things have been-- less than ideal.
[ A few silent seconds pass, and Sandon exhales slowly before turning back to the table. ]
Let's hope so.
[ He doesn't quite smile, but there's something like it in his eyes -- slightly sheepish, for having brought down the mood again. He clears his throat quietly. ]
But the high schoolers. They're visiting your store often? I'm guessing they must come to ogle the good looking almost-81-year-old gentleman.
Let's hope so.
[ He doesn't quite smile, but there's something like it in his eyes -- slightly sheepish, for having brought down the mood again. He clears his throat quietly. ]
But the high schoolers. They're visiting your store often? I'm guessing they must come to ogle the good looking almost-81-year-old gentleman.
[ He hesitates, a bit of color rising to his cheeks. ]
I-- I was actually quoting. What you said earlier, that is.
I-- I was actually quoting. What you said earlier, that is.
[ Another near silent laugh, and he shakes his head. ]
Tempting as I'm sure you intended that to be, I'm afraid I'll have to pass.
I would hate to pull attention away from you, in any case.
Tempting as I'm sure you intended that to be, I'm afraid I'll have to pass.
I would hate to pull attention away from you, in any case.
What kind of way is that, to speak about your adoring public? And your primary clientele, it sounds like.
Rude? To say you should speak nicely about young women?
For someone who owns an apparently successful bookstore, your definition of "rude" doesn't seem to match up with how it reads in the dictionary.
For someone who owns an apparently successful bookstore, your definition of "rude" doesn't seem to match up with how it reads in the dictionary.
[ There's amusement in his eyes, and he concedes with a slight nod. ]
You weren't wrong on that one.
... Although-- "fancy pants." You have thesauruses in that store of yours, don't you?
You weren't wrong on that one.
... Although-- "fancy pants." You have thesauruses in that store of yours, don't you?
[ He holds up a hand, a smile pulling at the corners of his mouth. ]
Alright, alright. I didn't realize this was a sensitive topic. You have my apologies.
Alright, alright. I didn't realize this was a sensitive topic. You have my apologies.
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