( Maruki himself doesn't take anything to eat, preferring instead to make himself comfortable and grab a clipboard and pen, quickly noting down the date and time of the session. )
Oh? Well, I hope I can live up to her words.
( mAN compliments are awkward, okay? but enough of that. he swiftly breezes through the usual formalities — how the sessions work, how confidentiality is handled, and so on — to get them started. )
I'm sorry to hear that Marianne's no longer with us. I take it you two were close?
[Lorenz makes mental notes about the, clearly well practiced, disclaimers made, nodding along with the information. His expression falls when Maruki moves back to Marianne, though, gaze downcast and shoulders slumping just a touch.]
Yes... she is probably the dearest friend I have ever had and has been for many years now. I had actually just begun to stay with her after the recent tragedies and... now I find myself struggling to feel at ease in a home that is not mine but is certainly my responsibility in her absence.
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Date: 2021-11-15 04:01 pm (UTC)Oh? Well, I hope I can live up to her words.
( mAN compliments are awkward, okay? but enough of that. he swiftly breezes through the usual formalities — how the sessions work, how confidentiality is handled, and so on — to get them started. )
I'm sorry to hear that Marianne's no longer with us. I take it you two were close?
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Date: 2021-11-17 10:28 pm (UTC)Yes... she is probably the dearest friend I have ever had and has been for many years now. I had actually just begun to stay with her after the recent tragedies and... now I find myself struggling to feel at ease in a home that is not mine but is certainly my responsibility in her absence.