[ Of course she doesn't. It's not her fault, coming at this with only a fraction of the necessary information. There's going to be a right time to have that conversation. But this isn't the right time, not on the heels of all her hurt and now the muddle of trying to dispel the notion that he'd been waiting for months on end to try and marry her in. ]
I know. And I'm sorry for that too.
[ Though the impending threat of more tears is a strong motivator to do...something. Ellis certainly doesn't know what. ]
I don't care very much for science, but I care for you and Tony. Does that make sense?
[ Every time he says it aloud, he's more and more aware of how stupid he's been.
But then, what did he actually expect? He came here because he was so utterly miserable over being on his own. Just crossing into Kirkwall had been tempting fate. ]
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I know. And I'm sorry for that too.
[ Though the impending threat of more tears is a strong motivator to do...something. Ellis certainly doesn't know what. ]
I don't care very much for science, but I care for you and Tony. Does that make sense?
[ Every time he says it aloud, he's more and more aware of how stupid he's been.
But then, what did he actually expect? He came here because he was so utterly miserable over being on his own. Just crossing into Kirkwall had been tempting fate. ]