[Silence is golden, or the inevitable result when a fifteen year-old social recluse (by design, not choice) realises he might have a whole network of people listening to him
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[His meagre amounts of dignity thank you. He takes a while to answer, scratching his head. Fiona has not responded, so she must not be here. Telling someone the answer doesn't give it to her, so maybe...]
[This, to Eliot, means the same age. For all their competitive nature, the minutes and order of birth are things that they do not lord over each other.]
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The second?
Feeling self-concious sums it up. Could he make himself sound any more dorky?]
They're-- It's something my sister and I do.
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You were hoping to draw her out, in case she had arrived but not used her communicator.
[Statement, not question.]
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Yeah.
If it was that obvious and she didn't respond, then she's not here.
[He hopes that his voice portrays +10 cool, because his posture is +100 disappointment.]
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[He sounds somewhat subdued as he says this.]
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[Unspoken rule of siblings #005: Never admit 'needing' anything about them. Not their guidance, company, or the comfort of vocabulary insult.]
It's just weird that she's not here.
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What were you calling her?
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Basically, I called her deaf and slow.
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That is an interesting way to insult someone.
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[This, to Eliot, means the same age. For all their competitive nature, the minutes and order of birth are things that they do not lord over each other.]
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