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[He lets out a sound that almost sounds like a bitter laugh.]

Many reasons, my dear fellow. He had a child at home that he hadn't seen for six years. And with Iris...well, she was my responsibility. I wanted to stay behind to look after her.

[me also oocly: okay but why not just do this in japan though you gay idiot]

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[We've discovered the biggest hole in GAA lore.]

You are referring to miss Mikotoba, yes? She seems to quite favor you. I don't see why you could not have taken Iris with you back to Japan with him.

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[salkjdasdj STOP YOU'RE RIGHT]

...I felt I didn't want to interfere. I was only part of his life in London. There was no need for me there.

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[Folds his arms. You fool!!! You clown!!! He cannot believe he was considering listening to you!!!]

And when he returned recently? What did you do?

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[HE WAS THINKING WITH A checks math 24 YEAR OLD GAY BRAIN SHUT UP]

...We went on a grand adventure, again, like old times. [He smiles, but it seems distant.] And we helped to bring in our unruly judge, don't you remember? But he's gone back to Japan, now. It was a nice reunion in person, while it lasted.

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[WELL WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE FOR THIS TIME, HUH?]

... I truly do not understand you.

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...Hm? Why?

[DON'T LOOK AT ME SOMETIMES GAY DADS ARE SEPARATED]

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[Ok Nero. Talk to your husband.]

How am I to act on your advice when you will not even follow it yourself?

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[THEY SEND MAIL ALL THE TIME THERE'S. COMMUNICATION.]

[And he is actually flustered at that.]

W-What? This is...this is complicated, my dear fellow!

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Are you saying that my situation is not?

[My brother was MURDERED by a man I RESPECTED and I just recently realized he was also the ACTUAL SERIAL KILLER and ALSO SO IS MY BOSS AND ANOTHER TRUSTED MENTOR?]

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Hardly not, it's...a different sort of complicated...

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But complicated nevertheless. And thus surely as good an excuse for restraint as yours, no?

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[He sighs.]

Please don't call it an "excuse".

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I would say the same to you.

[Not nice to get turn tabled is it.]

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[FOLDING HIS ARMS]

Doesn't exactly negate my advice or anything, you know.

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Should it not? You prioritized other things over your own feelings. I am doing the same thing.

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This was different-! Goodness! It wasn't as if I decided to retire to my apartment and decided I would never even look at people ever again-!

[(sholmes voice) I HAD SOME FRIENDS YOU DINGBAT]

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And that is certainly not what I did either!

[HE HAD TWO FRIENDS LEAVE HIM ALONE.]

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...You were grumpy about it. Honestly, when was the last time you smiled?

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Just the other day, I'll have you know.

[Because Yuri dared him to.]

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[LEGIT SHOCKED]

You did?!

[WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT]

....Wait, it wasn't because someone offered you wine or something, was it?

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.... The circumstances aren't important.

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[gasps]

It was wine.

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It was not! Mr Lowell did not believe I had the ability to, so I had to demonstrate!

[So it was equally stupid.]

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....Ah.



Was he...satisfied?