[ He can hear it, but he doesn't care. He's got Worry Over Hikaru's Surrogate Kid on his mind.
He is also not replying to that jab other than a soft, almost-snort. The Are You Getting Married Yet came up twice already ( one, because Stan knows Married Bliss firsthand and has always been invested in the happiness of the people he cares about; two, because Josh personally 'fessed up to Rethe earlier ) he is not going to explore discussing a third time.
( Though this technically doesn't count because you knew from Day One. ) ]
Let's meet at Central?
[ And via the Crest: If she's not in North, South or Central, we can check back East.
He's spotting the stop in the distance now. ]
Sorry about this, [ a beat. ] And thanks.
[ It might strike people who don't know him well enough to see how out of depth he continues to feel with Hikaru's little charge; particularly since he's been the surrogate big brother to Sally and Kitty, not to mention how obvious he is with the care affection he showers his own baby siblings.
Lyall is... difficult though. First time she arrived at Falner and met him, well... he got the impression that she wasn't too sure about who and how he was with 'her King'. It's still the case. You and Makoto have had better progress in that department. ]
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He is also not replying to that jab other than a soft, almost-snort. The Are You Getting Married Yet came up twice already ( one, because Stan knows Married Bliss firsthand and has always been invested in the happiness of the people he cares about; two, because Josh personally 'fessed up to Rethe earlier ) he is not going to explore discussing a third time.
( Though this technically doesn't count because you knew from Day One. ) ]
Let's meet at Central?
[ And via the Crest: If she's not in North, South or Central, we can check back East.
He's spotting the stop in the distance now. ]
Sorry about this, [ a beat. ] And thanks.
[ It might strike people who don't know him well enough to see how out of depth he continues to feel with Hikaru's little charge; particularly since he's been the surrogate big brother to Sally and Kitty, not to mention how obvious he is with the care affection he showers his own baby siblings.
Lyall is... difficult though. First time she arrived at Falner and met him, well... he got the impression that she wasn't too sure about who and how he was with 'her King'. It's still the case. You and Makoto have had better progress in that department. ]