Seven Bells: [ACTION/WRITTEN] Hat Day.

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[Citizens of Luceti may see Archie Kennedy wandering around with a new hat today. It looks a little like something a magician would pull a rabbit out of, but he seems to be enjoying it. He'll be around town today--the library and grocery store during the day, and Good Spirits in the evening. In the afternoon, he'll sit at the fountain to pen a few words.]

I believe morale might improve if we had some sort of goodbye ceremony for those who were returned home. Not a funeral, mind you, just an occasion to remember them, celebrate their return, and hope to join them soon. Perhaps once a month or so, for everyone who left during the month. It's the little things that help one cope, sometimes.

Also, who left a note under my door? I'm afraid I can't read it, or indeed tell if it was even meant for me. I live in Building One, in the first flat on the first floor.

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[dropping down to sit next to him] Where did you even find that?

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The shop. You like it?

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[a laugh] I love it. Very debonair.

[she's not kidding. It's the kind of fun discovery that makes shops like these wonderful.

...doesn't mean she won't giggle over it a little, though. Archie. In a top hat.]

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[Now he's beaming.] Thank you, Jilly! [He gestures down the road.] Shall we walk?

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[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[grinning back] Sure!

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[He begins at a leisurely pace toward the bakery.] I don't think I told you about Dawn. [Beaming again. He's in such a good mood today.]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[matching pace (even though she has to walk a little quicker to keep up with his longer strides), she'll shake her head.] Just that she was... with you. [in the draft]

[a bit of a smile quirks at the edges of her lips, though] I picked up hints that there might be something more to it, though. [like an adorable poem you failed to filter] Spill.

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It's...it's going very slowly, but it feels right. She's intelligent and kind and beautiful and I'm certain she'll come to her senses very soon about me.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Come to her senses?

[shooting him a sideways glance]

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A beautiful, sensible girl like her? Of course she'll come to her senses.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

About what, exactly?

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[About him being an emotional mess at times, like last week?] Well. I wasn't being entirely serious, but I meant that she'd eventually see me for what I am.

..A scoundrel. [With a twinkle in his eye. He's joking with those words.]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[laughing] A big softie is closer to the mark.

...I'm glad. You deserve it. Her.

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[He smiles and looks flattered at first, then moves his lips as if he's about to say something. After a second, he looks away, smile weakening. The walk continues in silence.]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[she saw that] Okay...what's up?

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[He glances at her.] Hm?

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

There was a definite mood shift in the wrong direction. Where'd your thoughts go, Mr. Kennedy?

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[...She might have to just get used to that, yeah.] Nowhere in particular, Miss Coppercorn. Although if you must know, I've never courted anyone properly and I'm not entirely certain I'm doing it right.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[a laugh] Well, I'm pretty sure that's a normal feeling, whether you've done it before or not.

...Does she seem happy?

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I don't know. Considering the state I was in after the battle, if I were her, I'd be having second thoughts.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

...you had plenty of reason, Archie. No one was happy, after that.

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[That causes hesitation, and he gives a few false starts, where it sounds like he's about to speak, before giving up.]

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

[there's a soft sigh, and then she links her arm with his]

Alright, Archie-me-lad. We need happier things. What do you say we see about finishing that mural of yours, hmm?

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[He bounces back very well, with a smile.] That would make me very happy, Jilly. I think she needs another jib to be the Indy.

[tehoniongirl.livejournal.com]

Then another jib she'll have.

[a smile] Let's swing by my building first, though. There's something that I've been meaning to show you.