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[ Sinclair had his "consultation" that day. It's absolutely terrifying and Sinclair is more circumspect about his temper; he hadn't ruined the mission but there was a clear reminder of what was expected out of him in the future.

... apparently "Amelia" might continue to be useful. Hm.

The technology convention is dull, and draining. Sinclair spends his time watching Faust shake out information from Timetrack employees while he scouts the concentration looking for signs of Abnormalities. Every rumor reaches him eventually, and it takes all he can to not start another incident. People give him some space after awhile and even Rodya tells him he needs to pull it together and to stop scaring people with his face. For Oria's sake if nothing else.

But he feels so helpless watching the CEO grill Oria... only for Oria to publicly tear strips off him in a way that was to cause a scandal. He wants to run after Oria, hang onto him but he gets pulled back. They were here for a job.

So Sinclair doesn't reach Oria's home until night, waving off the offer for dinner and heading up the stairs to check on Oria. He frowns, sitting on the bed, and reaching out to touch Oria's hair]

...Oria?

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[ His glasses are next to him on the bed. Oria doesn't even lift his head when Sinclair runs a hand through his hair. All he does is make an affirming sound to acknowledge that Sinclair spoke to him.

At least his hair isn't gelled. ]

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[ He doesn't say anything immediately. He keeps petting Oria's hair]

...do you want to go somewhere? Away from here?

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[ That gets Oria to turn around to look at Sinclair's face, though he can't really see much in the first place. ]

Sounds ideal, but I'd rather stay.

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[ Sinclair just takes that moment to lay down with Oria and draw him into a hug]

Mm. Then we'll stay.

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[ Oria puts his glasses back on because he wants to see Sinclair's face as he returns the hug. ]

Hellscape, but I'm fine living out a sunk-cost fallacy. Also because you're here with me.

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Living out a sunk-cost fallacy doesn't seem healthy...

[ Sinclair's cheeks colour a little but he hugs Oria firmly. Luckily his bruises are literally just on his shoulder]

But you get to keep me for the rest of the night.

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Nothing after that, huh? I guess you'll really be going soon...

[ He should have spent more time with Sinclair, but his mood really wasn't having it. ]

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Mm. I'll have to move out tomorrow afternoon.

[ He admits, shrugging a little. He wishes he had more time. But even when he did, Oria didn't]

We'll be at sea I think. A few weeks at least.

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I hope you're not the type to get seasick. A few weeks, huh? And you leave tomorrow too.

[ Oria sighs and hugs him tighter. ]

I'll miss you.

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I'm not...[ But well. Sinclair nuzzles into Oria's shoulder with a huff]

But I probably wont be able to get any messages out from there.

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Yeah. It's pretty much impossible to get a signal in the middle of nowhere.

[ He takes the time to think. ]

Tomorrow afternoon... Taking a plane back to Seattle? Or are you guys using a nearby port?

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[He's going to lose his mind with boredom]

We're using a nearby port. It's why we've been stationed here for so long...they were getting the ship ready.

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Maybe we should use the time to buy some books before you leave.

[ Oria knows that Sinclair would be bored out of his mind unless his coworkers drag him to do something. Nonetheless, he figures Sinclair would have a lot of downtime on a ship. ]

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[Sinclair brightens a little, hugging Oria a little more]

Yeah, I'd like that.

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Alright.

[ Oria lets go of Sinclair and sits up. ]

Let's hurry before the bookstores start closing. It's already nighttime.

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Huh? Oh, sure...

[ Sinclair blinks, thrown for a moment but he's agreeable enough]

The shops are pretty far from here though?

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Hm? Don't worry about that.

[ Oria may be exhausted, but he's still thinking about Sinclair anyway. He hates boredom, so he would want to alleviate it for him as much as he can.

He grabs Sinclair's hand and pulls him over, running towards the driveway. They're taking his car and he is so ready to drive. ]

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Ah--kay.

[ He was a little worried because Oria looked really tired but he does want some proper time with him. So he lets Oria drag him off]

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[ And so the two adventure into the city. It may have been far, but in order to leave the Severine estate, you need a car from how vast the property is anyway. They arrive quickly. Oria didn't even have to speed! The bookstore is thankfully still open. They have an hour. ]

What kind of books are you looking to get? There's this thing called an E-reader nowadays. A Kindle. I think you'd like that.

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A kindle?

[Sinclair looks over in surprise from browsing a list of best sellers]

I was just going to pick out some recommended ones that looked interesting.

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Yeah, it's like a device that's book-shaped and you press a button to turn the page. The point of it is that you can read multiple books on the go without internet and it's weighs next to nothing.

[ He follows Sinclair to the list of best sellers. Twilight is on there. ]

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Oh...that sounds really useful. [ There's a limit to his book carrying space in his luggage after all. He picks up Twilight because the cover looks good.]

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I'll get you one, and then you can download all the books you want on it.

[ Luckily, they sell Kindles in the bookstore. Oria looks at the book. ]

Even that one.

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[ Technology is so useful?? Sinclair beams at him, excited at the thought]

I wonder how many books will fit...