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[ruinsprofessor]

--"Raine Sage. I can't reach the console right now. If it's an emergency, don't wait to get a hold of me, keep moving. I'm sure I'll hear about it soon. If not, leave a message and I'll contact you when I can."

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[ruinsprofessor]

[Definitely unintentional. Even if she may have progressed to admitting it to herself? Not now. Definitely not here.]

[She doesn't quite know what to make of that impassivity, but she does have a point to make, and so Raine stays right where she is, meeting his gaze as evenly as she can. She's also determinedly continuing to ignore anything more than simply the conversation they're having.] I suppose not.

I have had some time to consider the possibility, however. [It's possible she might not have been quite this graceful the day of.] And it's not something either of us can change. There's little point in belaboring it.

[He didn't intend to; he regrets it; he'd probably change it if he could. That's more than enough to move forward with.]

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[peacefullywreathed]

[It's not exactly difficult, focussing on just the conversation, but there's still a little section of Solomon's mind where he has to note the fact that he appreciates how Raine meets his eyes. Always has. He just hadn't noticed, because she reminded him so strongly of Morwenna.

[... Solomon's not sure what it says about him, that he's attracted to a woman who does remind him so strongly of Morwenna.]

You're a very practical person, Raine.

[But he's smiling, just a little, and it's wry and accepting even though he doesn't understand how she could just dismiss it like that. But he turns back to Emily-Helen, and the tension that had gathered at Raine's question has left again.]

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[ruinsprofessor]

[She matches the smile, and when he turns, the change in the air is like she's been holding her breath and only now just realized she can breathe again. Raine watches his back for a moment, wondering where her better judgment is.]

[She really thought she had a better handle on her emotions than this.]

[She joins him properly at Emily-Helen's side again once she's sure that sentiment isn't going to prove an obstruction, waiting for the next organ he gets free.]