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[The hike had taken most of the morning. While Earth's gravity was a noticeable share lighter than Barrayar's, altitude and a few months without as rigorous a workout as he got back home...

The small crystal lake they'd found in the mountain valley, halfway to the peak was an inconspicuous stopping place for one who had to contend with such needs as actually able to get exhausted.

As such, he'd watched the changing expressions on Tex's face from incredulousness to outright laughter - just before his own phone went off.

He stared at the message there for quite some time before...

Simply.

Putting it down.

Slowly. As if it might bite. Or somehow pluck his thoughts and send them without him meaning to.]

Is that what you've been laughing about?

[ The hike had been perfect and something she'd been sorely missing out on since coming to Earth. It's the most she's smiled since coming to this damn place.

And then the texts from Miles start rolling in and she doesn't bother to hide her reactions. Something must have clicked in his head. At the sound of Aral's phone going off, she glances over at the man and stifles another life. ]

Yeah, yeah it was. Still not sure what's making him ask now, but I think he's going down a list to get an answer.

[At that, he simply felt along that link, a bare moment... picking up blurred thoughts, violet tinged.]

I believe I can guess.

[He's still looking at the comm, brow furrowed.]

You know, most parents have at least fifteen years to brace for these sorts of things...

[OKAY. NO. HE CAN DO THIS.

His texting style is probably downright infuriating to watch. Each letter carefully picked, often picked, backspaced and picked again...]

[ It is incredibly infuriating to watch and she can only take so much before she's offering to take his comm. ]

Do you want me to send those for you?

[There's a moment. A long moment where a certain bullish stubbornness settled on his expression, full of NO I CAN DO THIS.

It might be a very familiar expression from a different source.

... It evaporates after a moment and he simply hands it over.]

I suppose just an assertion that I wont be getting in the middle.

[ The look doesn't make her withdraw her hand and she nods firmly when he finally makes the smart choice.

This will be a helluva lot faster. ]

I'll make it clear.

[There's a certain expression on her face as she types (how is she even doing that?!) that was far from angelic.]

I'm not sure I wish to know.

I'm handling it. [ Said with a touch of smugness. Everything is under control and perfectly normal. ]

Maybe I should...

[ She waves that off. ] It's fine. He was going to figure it out eventually with me living there.

[He turns that over and returns to where he'd settled, leaning back against the tree. Not exactly without tension, but he'll let her handle inquiries into her own life.]

Publish and be damned, I suppose.

[ She lets out a heavy sigh as she stares at the comm. ] Yeah.

[ There's another minute or so of waiting as she makes sure Miles is done texting before she moves to sit beside him and passes his comm back. ] I think he's given up, for now.

At least that is likely all you will hear. He seems .. reserved on all sexual matters but his own.

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