The aim of argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

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[Evening of day 148, Monday, October 26]
[Kate's apartment]
[Continued from here.]

Glass and Hermia have gone over to Kate's to make pear preserves with her and Tess. Light conversation follows--the demon in Lucien, possible warding charms, the presence of Lilith, Hermia's magical studies, and Glass's heritage. You know. Kaffeeklatsch conversation, Excolo-style. Glass has gone downstairs to get ginger and ask Tess what the hell her brother thinks he's up to while Kate and Hermia are discussing Hermia's studies upstairs.

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Considering Tess and I weigh it out a moment afore asking, but think there's no harm in wanting to know. "'ve you the same oddity as John, then?"

[Open to Tess, Kate, and Hermia]

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She wrinkles her brow thinkin' on it. "I like having you here a lot," she says. "It... it makes me feel happy, knowing you're around. But I don't know if you should go on staying on the sofa forever, and I - well. It seems a bit, um." She blushes again 'n I grin, seein' it. My smile fades some as she goes on, though. "It seems a bit early to say you can sleep in my room." She touches my hand 'n keeps on. "I guess we need to figure out if you're planning to stay in town for a while and work and such, and that would help us decide what's the best thing to do about living arrangements."

I nod, 'cause even if I'll be sad t'go she's right. We can't really go on the way we have, not bein' one 'r the other. "That sounds - wise," I say. "I can look 'round fer work. The way town's bin it won't be hard t'find somethin'. And there's still plenty 'a places t'stay, though," I add, "it'd be nice t'find somethin' nearer t'here than the old apartments."

She moves closer t'me. "I - I think that could be okay, one day. I hope." It makes my chest tight t'think maybe it won't work, that she'll find she can only want me so much, but there's nothin' t'be done 'bout that. And it eases as she kisses me, and I kiss her back, and somehow we'll figure it out.