⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Every great discovery starts with
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ someone saying ‘that’s strange’
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ and refusing to look away.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ I say it about once an hour.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ #GIRP | #MVRP
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀#teyvattwt
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ I was just about to head back to the lab, I swear! I only stopped for a moment to take in the architecture. ”
⠀ ⠀ ⠀The scarf pokes his side, very lightly, and he coughs.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ … And the second act. But only the architecture of the second act. ”
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ Major @frstcommcnd ! What a coincidence, ” Mitya says brightly, not even pretending to be surprised.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ He’s leaning on the railing outside the theater doors with a program folded in one hand. +
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ Miss @FishoutOfWarer , ” he says, raising a hand like a student with a question. “ I’d like another chance to name your song — I paid attention this time! ”
⠀ ⠀ ⠀The scarf tugs at his collar, and he winces.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ Mostly. Entirely! Please. ”
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀Mitya lingers in his seat long after the last note fades, the notebook forgotten in his lap and his scarf unusually still. When the hall empties, he wanders down to the edge of the stage. +
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀He steps in anyway, eyes already lighting on the nearest contraption.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ I’ve been told you’d find my energy readings interesting. Or that you’d throw me out. ”
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Mitya hovers in the doorway of the workshop, one hand on the frame.
⠀ ⠀ ⠀“ Madam @marion7th, ” he says, as brightly as if he’d been invited. “ Don’t be angry, the door was open. Well, ajar. It was ajar in a welcoming way. ” +
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Definition four, which I only learned recently: what your coworker says to the vending machine when it finally gives them the snack. I have witnessed this, and nobody was embarrassed except for me.
So, technically it’s an abbreviation, which I’d argue is a crime against the alphabet, but fine.
Definition one: ‘I love you.’ The standard one. Three words compressed into three letters, which is a very efficient way to avoid saying the actual words out loud. +
Definition two: ‘I love you,’ but said by someone who is not ready to say ‘I love you.’
Definition three: what you text a friend after they send you a meme so accurate it hurts. In that case it means ‘I love you’ but with no commitment, like a free trial. +
@corvuswilt https://t.co/Cw0ZRb2l6m LMAOOO it was more so just a playful remark about whether ronova’s death is actually taking place, or if it’s an empty threat
ahah, no interest in schedules, yet you gave us a date … rather punctual for someone above time, Reaper. Tell me, then, is it a tomorrow that waits for no one, or just one that’s running late?
i have no interest in bending to the pointless whims of human schedules. time is not my domain for me to take all these variables into account. death waits for no one.