- Birthday -

[cranes_blood]

A single squeeze of lemon and a half-spoon of sugar went into Jonathan Crane's tea along with a clear substance from a test tube. Elise Crane stirred the concoction carefully, leaving the spoon on his saucer so she could tell the difference between the two cups

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[arkhams_dr]

"Thank you, Elise," he said, as he turned from his desk. "Are you very sure you don't want me to take you to dinner tonight?"

[cranes_blood]

"I had a late lunch," she replied quietly, sitting across from him with her own cup of tea. For now, she put it aside to let it cool a bit more. "Thank you, though."

[arkhams_dr]

Stirring the tea, he took a sip. "You brewed it a bit too long. It's a tad bitter."

"Next weekend, then, we'll go into the city?"

[cranes_blood]

"Is it? I'm sorry." She took a sip of her own, even though it was made perfectly, and nodded. "You're right, I did."

Elise smiled faintly. "That would be very nice."