[ he’s describing something of a zero sum game—something to which peg’s no stranger. but she doesn’t push for further details. serge is waking up to his own openness throughout this conversation. and, naturally, it wouldn’t do to emphasize too much or too strongly how much satisfaction she takes from listening.
from pulling out the little, complicated threads of someone else’s life. ]
I understand.
[ —in so much as that so many of her own stories are similarly shared. there are whole parts of her life that she couldn’t explain without also explaining steve’s. happy, painful tangles. ]
But you’ve got my number, now. [ or handle or username or whatever they call it in this strange, new world tech. ] Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you feel like telling more of it.
[ polite and simple. she doesn’t stretch—she doesn’t offer any stories of her own. she wouldn’t rebuff a question, maybe, but she wouldn’t invite one either. ]
no subject
from pulling out the little, complicated threads of someone else’s life. ]
I understand.
[ —in so much as that so many of her own stories are similarly shared. there are whole parts of her life that she couldn’t explain without also explaining steve’s. happy, painful tangles. ]
But you’ve got my number, now. [ or handle or username or whatever they call it in this strange, new world tech. ] Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you feel like telling more of it.
[ polite and simple. she doesn’t stretch—she doesn’t offer any stories of her own. she wouldn’t rebuff a question, maybe, but she wouldn’t invite one either. ]