[And he almost manages to end there, on the factual statement, but his gut twists abruptly under the weight of the only reason his addled mind can find for the inquiry.]
[ he rather feels that perhaps he ought to have gone over earlier, used his magic far more at a far earlier point. some pain could have been avoided that way, he supposes. ]
[ he's fine. the loss hits him, of course— even if it isn't his loss, it's an echo of his losses, reminding him of them. but he's lived with that for a long time now. he's fine. ]
[The pause is delicate. He knows, intellectually, that typing doesn't indicate the tremble of fingers, but the impulse to keep a steady hand when writing is hard to shake.]
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august event aftermath stuff
Date: 2020-08-18 12:08 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-08-18 01:06 pm (UTC)[And he almost manages to end there, on the factual statement, but his gut twists abruptly under the weight of the only reason his addled mind can find for the inquiry.]
I'm sorry, sir.
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Date: 2020-08-22 08:05 am (UTC)It was not a reprimand.
Any injuries?
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Date: 2020-08-22 12:52 pm (UTC)Most of us.
[It takes a beat before he can hazard:] It's nearly all scars, now.
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Date: 2020-08-22 05:22 pm (UTC)[ or not; nightingale knows too well how wounds can ache long after the physical ones have healed. ]
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Date: 2020-08-23 01:31 am (UTC)[Because of course it would happen again.]
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Date: 2020-08-24 08:53 am (UTC)[ he rather feels that perhaps he ought to have gone over earlier, used his magic far more at a far earlier point. some pain could have been avoided that way, he supposes. ]
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Date: 2020-08-24 06:33 pm (UTC)[With the collective.
Or maybe with Nightingale specifically who knows.]
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Date: 2020-08-25 07:27 am (UTC)[ he's fine. the loss hits him, of course— even if it isn't his loss, it's an echo of his losses, reminding him of them. but he's lived with that for a long time now. he's fine. ]
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Date: 2020-08-25 01:58 pm (UTC)Did you attend the service?
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Date: 2020-08-30 02:46 pm (UTC)[ to do anything less would have seemed disrespectful. and yet, part of nightingale wishes he hadn't. ]
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Date: 2020-08-31 02:41 pm (UTC)[how to ask if dad is okay it was a lot??]
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Date: 2020-09-02 07:17 pm (UTC)Have you been to many services like it?
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Date: 2020-09-07 09:59 pm (UTC)Not quite like this.
There isn't often time.
Have you, sir?
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Date: 2020-09-12 07:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-12 09:42 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-09-20 12:19 pm (UTC)[ at least they haven't stumbled into a full-blown war here? small mercies, nightingale supposes.
he tries to shake the past off. ]
Good to hear you're all right, Hornblower.
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Date: 2020-09-22 07:49 pm (UTC)