I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:10 pmWill, sighing, sat down in a tree at the very edge of campus, where the fence made a right angle, looking out at Maldon below.
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I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:10 pmRe: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:12 pm"There you are." Sara's voice comes from behind him after a while. "I've been looking for you... I wanted to apologize for storming off." she says as she walks up to him.
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:14 pm"It's OK. You were frustrated," Will said, without really turning.
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:17 pm"Yes but I shouldn't make you feel like that's your fault."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:20 pmWill shrugged, but at least he turned around. "Really, it's OK. No harm, no foul."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:23 pm"Can I at least try to explain?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:30 pm"If it makes you feel better," Will nodded.
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:32 pm"I want to make us both feel better."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:34 pm"What's wrong with you?" Will asked, concerned.
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:49 pm"You weren't entirely wrong about me feeling jealous about Janice. It's stupid, I know that, but it's part of why I want to try and be more open about things. That and it feels like it lets you have an amazing connection with Robin and I don't want to miss out on that either. I feel like I'm missing out on something good."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 4:54 pm"You color with Robin and stuff! You're not missing out..."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:03 pm"I miss out a little bit. It's nothing huge right now but I don't want her to get the same impression you apparently got. That some things about her make me uncomfortable. Which just isn't true. The things other people can and have done to you make me uncomfortable and I have a hard time drawing that line. But I don't want to give up on trying to."
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:05 pm"Sara, I just want Robin to grow up to be normal. Look at me. I'm isolated from my friends, I've managed to disturb everyone from my wife to the headmistress down to new students and the high schoolers, I can't even leave campus without running the risk of being arrested...this is no good."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:17 pm"You're not isolated and you haven't disturbed anybody, Will. And we'll fix the legal situation. Robin has the amazing opportunity to grow up with somebody who has already figured all these things out for her ahead of time. That's amazing and wonderful and she has a chance of never having to feel bad about who and what she is."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:34 pm"These things AREN'T figured out, though, Sara. Every time I do, I just push people away further."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:39 pm"Then let me help figure it out. For you and me. I know we've tried before, but I don't want to give up on it. Let's just try a different venue than the lab."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:46 pm"I don't know what you want from me, and I'm going to ruin everything if I just...wing it."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:49 pm"I'm just not very good at coming up with these things as you are. Asking you to be my shirt is about as far as my imagination goes." she smiles sheepishly.
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:51 pm"So, don't sweat it. It'll be fine."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:55 pm"So you don't want to be my shirt."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:58 pm"That is correct."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:03 pm"Are you sure?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:16 pm"It's not going to solve anything, is it?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:33 pm"It could still be nice though."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 6:52 pm"I don't think that's really a road that leads anywhere good."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:05 pm"Why not?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:17 pm"Because it's just going to end up with me freaking you out again, and I can't just avoid you--we're married!"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:35 pm"You don't know that. You just think you do. You've been my clothes before and the bed and a blanket and I didn't freak out. In fact it was pretty comfy."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:54 pm"And then from there, one thing lead to another and you pulled back."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 7:56 pm"That doesn't mean all of it was bad though."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:03 pm"No, but maybe it means we should leave good enough alone."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:14 pm"Oh come on, plenty of things are great in moderation but have some kind of limit."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:15 pm"Only when people agree on where the moderation line is!" he finally shouted.
"...sorry, sorry. Sorry..."
"...sorry, sorry. Sorry..."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:18 pm"Oh great, so I don't want to go as far as you might want to so why bother?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:23 pm"I have ruined my relationships with HALF of this CAMPUS because of what I do, and I don't want to risk that happening with you! I've already put us on rocky ground multiple times in our relationship."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:24 pm"Who? Who have you actually ruined your relationship with?"
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:30 pm"Professor McManus. Janice. Kevin. Cecil. The new lawyer lady, what's her name. Laura. The list goes on."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:34 pm"I'll spot you Cecil, because from the sound of it he was being a massive douche."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:36 pm"Well, maybe he wasn't," Will grumbled.
"I think tempers are running high here at the moment. Maybe we should calm down."
"I think tempers are running high here at the moment. Maybe we should calm down."
Re: I13DT: Don't Fence Me In
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:41 pm"You're right and I'm sorry. I'll leave you be and make some dinner, okay?"