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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ independent nowadays .ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠgloved index gently scratches his cheek —ᅠᅠeyes following her voice to properly face her .ᅠᅠ)
ᅠᅠᅠᅠshit —ᅠᅠi havent asked your name have i —ᅠᅠwhat should i call you .ᐣ
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠwell ,ᅠᅠsort of ..ᅠᅠuh ,ᅠᅠi ended up quitting shortly after the injury .ᅠᅠmy old work was a grade A mess ..
ᅠᅠᅠᅠi still do work —ᅠᅠpractically muscle memory now —ᅠᅠi just work more as an [ + ]
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haha, yy, yeah! ( severed optic nerves, but the misalignment is unrelated? that brewed more questions than answers.
she recalls his earlier question. 𝑎𝑙𝑠𝑜 a doctor? ) does that.. affect your line of work? ( she wants to ask 𝙝𝙤𝙬 he
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠah ,ᅠᅠyes ,ᅠᅠi am actually .ᐟᅠᅠi am headed for a place called the rhodes hill chronic care center —ᅠᅠhad to take a bit of a detour ...ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠa small ,ᅠᅠawkward smile .ᅠᅠtip of cane began dragging [ + ]
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no, i was just ... checking my backpack. had thought i'd lost something i needed for the road. ( strap of it slung over his shoulder before making sure it's in its correct place +
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠonly fair he does the same .ᅠᅠat least quell her curiosity for a short while .ᅠᅠ)
ᅠᅠᅠᅠ...ᅠᅠmy optic nerves were severed .ᅠᅠits ,ᅠᅠits a bit funny since the wandering eye is unrelated ,ᅠᅠhah .
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠhey ,ᅠᅠnothing wrong with some boring .ᅠᅠbetter it be boring than overwhelming ...ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠhe could feel her eyes gazing his face once more ..ᅠᅠsuppose she did share something a bit personal , [ + ]
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( permanent? grace reeked of sympathy. )
doctor? ah— 𝘯𝘰𝘯𝘰, i'm er.. more on the government side. reviewing reports and.. all that b, boring stuff. ( .. sloowly searching for misaligned hues again. then, to his.. gun-strapped cane. .ᐣ* )
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠoh —ᅠᅠshit ,ᅠᅠsorry —ᅠᅠi didnt hit your head did i .ᐣ.ᐣᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠtip of cane is rested back against earth ,ᅠᅠa half step backwards to allow for more space .ᅠᅠgloved index gently taps painted aluminum ;ᅠᅠtense .ᅠᅠ)
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( realization hits him by the time he has to raise his shoulders to avoid a strike to his neck. backpack left on the ground as he raises to his feet +
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠhuh —ᅠᅠwell ,ᅠᅠits wonderful she was able to have them fixed .ᐟᅠᅠ unfortunately my affliction is a tad more permanent .ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠa soft smile ,ᅠᅠtilting his head .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠare you also a doctor .ᐣ
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well, ( she averts her gaze, frantic. ) my job.. i, it er— it demands a lot of knowledge on this sort of thing.
i, i have a kid. she 𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥* to have cataracts!
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠthe hum only seemed to confuse him further ,ᅠᅠanother couple taps ,ᅠᅠhigher & lower ...ᅠᅠbefore his cane was finally retracted .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠcould you say something —ᅠ.ᐣᅠᅠ...ᅠᅠyou are a person ,ᅠᅠyes .ᐣ
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( almost his leg. the man's crouching, too busy taking care of his backpack, the taps are on his back, making him glance at the stranger. ) hmm ?
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠhis ear tilts forth at the mutter —ᅠᅠfollowed by a quiet huff of laughter .ᅠᅠhe let shoulders relaxed ,ᅠᅠif just slightly .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠoh ,ᅠᅠyes —ᅠᅠhypotropia ..ᅠᅠim surprised you know that term .
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠhe winced in return —ᅠᅠcane quickly yanked away on instinct .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠno —ᅠᅠno sorry —ᅠᅠi wasnt sure if you were a ..ᅠᅠ person or something else ..ᅠᅠapologies .
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