[Damn. Not surprised, but still disappointed. He reads the tension; it's matched by his own. This isn't like Marian, not really. Something's happened that's kept her away and out of touch. He hasn't been great about it either, but at least he's managed to touch base with Bethany a few times. From Marian he's heard nothing in...
Way too long.]
Right. Scold you. More like scold me for provoking you or something.
[Out of Marian's friends, Bethany's the favored of the twins. Carver's fine with that. He certainly didn't do anything to endear the rag tag bunch to him in the early days.]
Two commonalities. Twins and tossed into a calling you never asked for. I suppose I can see how you two started bonding. [See, look, he's trying here.]
You spoiled him the most out of us. Well, you and Mother. Not that she'd ever admit it. But that codger's past his prime. He's got long naps in front of the fireplace ahead of him now. [If he had died down in the Deep Roads, Marian would ever murdered the ever loving shit out of Carver for it. And he'd deserve it, too.] Speaking of, where are you living now?
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Way too long.]
Right. Scold you. More like scold me for provoking you or something.
[Out of Marian's friends, Bethany's the favored of the twins. Carver's fine with that. He certainly didn't do anything to endear the rag tag bunch to him in the early days.]
Two commonalities. Twins and tossed into a calling you never asked for. I suppose I can see how you two started bonding. [See, look, he's trying here.]
You spoiled him the most out of us. Well, you and Mother. Not that she'd ever admit it. But that codger's past his prime. He's got long naps in front of the fireplace ahead of him now. [If he had died down in the Deep Roads, Marian would ever murdered the ever loving shit out of Carver for it. And he'd deserve it, too.] Speaking of, where are you living now?