Private message to Raz

[alt_sinistra]

Raz, love. Thank you again for being so careful caring with me the last week, in every possible way. I can’t begin to tell you how much that’s mattered.

But in that spirit, well.

I adore the new telescope: truly, it’s exactly the thing I’d been wanting since I knew that the new line was coming out, it’s everything I hoped and more, and I’m so looking forward to digging into new research with it. But at the same time, I know perfectly well just how much what it cost.

And you know I can’t ever reciprocate a gift like that, don’t you? No matter how much I want to, and I do, I can’t come close to doing something like that, or that casually. And while I know things are different for you, it’s hard to receive something like that, and I should have turned it down, and I just couldn’t

Am I making any sense?

The pendant is lovely too, and I can’t stop reaching up to touch it, and think of you. And such a perfect design, making me think of all the orbits and circles and patterns.

Thank you, love, for a Christmas far beyond my wildest dreams. The time together and your love would have been more than enough, truly. (And still New Year’s weekend to look forward to!)

Comments

[alt_rabastan]

Yes, I love it, and am hoping to have time to dig into it today, now that boxing day's behind us. In fact, now that I know you're doing research, I might just do.

Ah, yes, but that telescope will remind you of me, see? So I think it'll work out to my favour in the end.

[alt_sinistra]

Oh, excellent. And you do that: I look forward to seeing the results. I'm rather spread out all over up here at the moment, but when I get to a more portable stage, I could come down to you, later.

And you're quite right that it'll remind me of you. Not that I really need that much help - you are quite memorable, after all.

Oh. One odd thing, just because you hear different gossip than I do. Do you have any idea why Pomona's in such a mood this morning? She sent me a tight little note earlier asking me to check on the house today for sure, as she wasn't sure she'd be able. I don't think it's anything to do with me, or with the house, but I can't think why else.

[alt_rabastan]

Please do come down (nice not have to worry about sneaking, innit?)

I might hear different gossip, but I must say it's rarely anything to do with Pomona Sprout. So no, can't help you there love.

[alt_sinistra]

Rather nice to be open, yes. (And I can stop making you climb all the way up here quite so often, too.) Probably be an hour or two before I've gotten worked out which charts I need first, mind.

As to Pomona, just thought I'd ask, as there's always a chance you overheard something I missed. Call it practice in talking to you about things on my mind, anyway.