[....Well, that wasn't uh. Remotely subtle. Not that he really knew how to be subtle with that sort of thing either. ...And frankly, he'd have no idea how to bring that up, so he was glad she did.
Though he was still a little... not quite embarrassed or unsure, but... perhaps, very green to the whole thing still. He laughed, a little awkwardly.]
...Yeah. That was... recent. But it's true, ma'am.
[Monarch's eyes widened, and her head turned to look at the two of them, back and forth, like she was watching a tennis match. She then stopped, her hologram visibly pouting.]
Wait a minute! How am I just now finding out about this?! It's not fair that you kept it a secret from me too, you know!!
Ah, sorry, Monarch. ...There just... wasn't really a good time.
[It may sound like an excuse, but... at least everyone in the room there very much understood the actual gravity of things they'd all been dealing with.
Monarch did seem satisfied with that answer, though. She knew. But just because they kept it quiet, a mischievous grin took hold on her face as her hologram reclined back, like she was tilting backward in a chair.]
...Bout time, though. I swear, you two were looking doe-eyed at each other for awhile.
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Date: 2019-12-20 05:20 am (UTC)Though he was still a little... not quite embarrassed or unsure, but... perhaps, very green to the whole thing still. He laughed, a little awkwardly.]
...Yeah. That was... recent. But it's true, ma'am.
[Monarch's eyes widened, and her head turned to look at the two of them, back and forth, like she was watching a tennis match. She then stopped, her hologram visibly pouting.]
Wait a minute! How am I just now finding out about this?! It's not fair that you kept it a secret from me too, you know!!
Ah, sorry, Monarch. ...There just... wasn't really a good time.
[It may sound like an excuse, but... at least everyone in the room there very much understood the actual gravity of things they'd all been dealing with.
Monarch did seem satisfied with that answer, though. She knew. But just because they kept it quiet, a mischievous grin took hold on her face as her hologram reclined back, like she was tilting backward in a chair.]
...Bout time, though. I swear, you two were looking doe-eyed at each other for awhile.