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[prima_sequentem]

(about a year and a half after this disaster)

James Moriarty is sitting on a couch by the fire wearing a mildly ridiculous contraption and smiling a smile that is much more ridiculous than that

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[isaysimplewords]

Significantly less time has passed for Cal, who is fairly preoccupied when Milliways shows up. Trying to figure out what the fuck happened in a recent alien invasion attempt will do that.

Which is how he gets his coffee and is halfway to the fireplace when he focuses on the tableau before him enough to register what it is he's seeing.

That gets his attention.

[prima_sequentem]

She looks up.

She looks down again.

[isaysimplewords]

Technically speaking, it's impossible, but he thinks it anyway

(Calvin)

and the thought freezes him to the spot.

[prima_sequentem]

Even as hard as she's trying not to look at him, she can tell.

Quietly: "Are you all right?"