( he's a bit delayed in answering. he's a bit masochistic, to keep talking when it is like ripping open a wound that never managed to heal. they always did have a tendency for serious talks hidden behind text — some things haven't changed, have they? )
I don't really know. I think she'd understand, if I could tell her. I hope so.
It seems you believe in being humble about as much as you believe in luck.
( he'd probably even be amused despite himself if they could focus on that instead of his absentee wife. )
there was no way to tell her. she's been gone for a year.
( Emma does tend to be like a bloodhound when she's stuck on something, but why of all things was she so curious about this? it was painfully ironic. he can't manage to find a good quip about darts, either, so that's all he's got — his wife is gone. what a great conversation. he is very lucky they didn't talk about this face to face. )
I'd rather speak of other things, if you don't mind.
( to be fair how fun can it be to talk about a guys non-existent wife... it isn't even that fun for the guy himself. )
there is a lot of it here, isn't there? you know the first thing that comes to mind. I'll have to work on getting a longer list. I didn't have much free time before I came back to Eudio.
I have a son, Henry. Back home, I spend most of my spare time with him. It still doesn't feel right being here without him, but Henry wanted this for me, so. I have two dogs who tagged along, but hobbies are a work in progress.
( he can guess pretty well, actually — Henry isn't his by blood and it's safe to say the boy hadn't really had time to grow accustomed to the idea of a step father, but Graham still cared about the boy a great deal. he knows what it is like to miss someone that isn't there, even if he may never completely understand the bond of a parent. )
hobbies find their way to you, here. there's a great deal of downtime, I find. if you ever want to try something new and don't care to do it alone, let me know. I'm due for a few more hobbies myself.
( it is eerie, having conversations they've had before. the last time he'd informed her he "didn't mind" pizza, she'd said nearly the same thing. only then he'd been able to steal her closer and tell her he reserved his feelings for people, and not pizza.
will this ever get easier? talking to her? or will it always come with shadows of the life they'd had and lost? )
food is food, I find. though I do like sweets. perhaps if you'd invited me for dessert pizza.
depends on the rule. some are worth bending a little.
( this is why he doesn't get to be sheriff anymore. and it's a good thing they are incapable of flirting since he's married, what a relief! it'd be horrible if he flirted with his own wife on accident. )
Says the guy with the sheriff's badge in his profile picture.
[ Emma doesn't have any problem bending the rules, but then she's not a sheriff, is she? And she'd definitely never flirt with one, especially not one with a badge and a ring.]
not even a former sheriff sees much wrong in having dessert first on occasion.
( besides, his wife had always been more of a sheriff than he had been. she was the one that wore that badge back in Storybrooke, and he'd never really wanted it back, either. )
[ believe it or not, she is making an effort to learn more about him. it's just that he's about as open with personal details as she is. what the hell's up with that?]
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Date: 2017-03-06 06:04 am (UTC)I don't really know. I think she'd understand, if I could tell her. I hope so.
It seems you believe in being humble about as much as you believe in luck.
( he'd probably even be amused despite himself if they could focus on that instead of his absentee wife. )
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Date: 2017-03-06 06:07 am (UTC)[ That's a little strange, considering he wears the ring.]
It was a game of darts, I'll be humble when it's important.
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Date: 2017-03-06 06:16 am (UTC)( Emma does tend to be like a bloodhound when she's stuck on something, but why of all things was she so curious about this? it was painfully ironic. he can't manage to find a good quip about darts, either, so that's all he's got — his wife is gone. what a great conversation. he is very lucky they didn't talk about this face to face. )
I'd rather speak of other things, if you don't mind.
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Date: 2017-03-06 06:27 am (UTC)[ gone as in she left him, or gone as in -
maybe this is where she ought to stop.]
Your profile doesn't mention much.
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Date: 2017-03-06 12:15 pm (UTC)( he is married and only looking for friends. the absence of his wife doesn't actually change that. )
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Date: 2017-03-06 12:20 pm (UTC)[ see, no mention of marriage or the absence of his wife this time. she's learning.]
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Date: 2017-03-06 12:28 pm (UTC)there is a lot of it here, isn't there? you know the first thing that comes to mind. I'll have to work on getting a longer list. I didn't have much free time before I came back to Eudio.
and yourself?
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Date: 2017-03-06 01:24 pm (UTC)[ guess who is missing someone now.]
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Date: 2017-03-06 02:34 pm (UTC)( he can guess pretty well, actually — Henry isn't his by blood and it's safe to say the boy hadn't really had time to grow accustomed to the idea of a step father, but Graham still cared about the boy a great deal. he knows what it is like to miss someone that isn't there, even if he may never completely understand the bond of a parent. )
hobbies find their way to you, here. there's a great deal of downtime, I find. if you ever want to try something new and don't care to do it alone, let me know. I'm due for a few more hobbies myself.
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Date: 2017-03-07 03:42 am (UTC)[ is it wrong to think he seems - feels - lonely? she can't imagine a lot of people came here to make friends.]
If we don't share hobbies, I wouldn't be opposed to sharing a pizza sometime.
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:01 am (UTC)( he's still a little scant from his year in the forest, he could probably handle a piece or two. )
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:17 am (UTC)[two, four. dammit Graham, she worked hard to keep him eating last year.]
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:28 am (UTC)( lbr even if he couldn't stand pizza he'd probably still eat some if she were a part of the deal. whoops. )
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:37 am (UTC)[ you are a strange one.]
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:48 am (UTC)will this ever get easier? talking to her? or will it always come with shadows of the life they'd had and lost? )
food is food, I find. though I do like sweets. perhaps if you'd invited me for dessert pizza.
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Date: 2017-03-07 05:53 am (UTC)[ see Graham, it's all about logical order. there's still dessert involved.]
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Date: 2017-03-07 06:07 am (UTC)( meaning he'd totally eat that sundae first. #sorrynotsorry )
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Date: 2017-03-07 06:23 am (UTC)[ if he wasn't married, that might sound like flirting. he is, though. she's very aware of it now.]
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Date: 2017-03-07 06:36 am (UTC)( this is why he doesn't get to be sheriff anymore. and it's a good thing they are incapable of flirting since he's married, what a relief! it'd be horrible if he flirted with his own wife on accident. )
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Date: 2017-03-07 06:44 am (UTC)[ Emma doesn't have any problem bending the rules, but then she's not a sheriff, is she? And she'd definitely never flirt with one, especially not one with a badge and a ring.]
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Date: 2017-03-07 06:53 am (UTC)( besides, his wife had always been more of a sheriff than he had been. she was the one that wore that badge back in Storybrooke, and he'd never really wanted it back, either. )
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Date: 2017-03-08 05:52 am (UTC)[ believe it or not, she is making an effort to learn more about him. it's just that he's about as open with personal details as she is. what the hell's up with that?]
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Date: 2017-03-08 06:56 am (UTC)I've been working as an animal behaviorist in Eudio. what about yourself?
( he can't help but be curious about the life she's leading without him. )
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Date: 2017-03-09 05:07 am (UTC)I'm a consultant for the police department. It's not what I'm used to, but I needed something to fill up my time here.
[ something other than the cuddling she hasn't been doing - and won't be doing if she keeps checking yes to married men.]
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Date: 2017-03-09 05:30 am (UTC)I can understand that. it's very quiet here. I don't have much advice for that, other than keep looking for new ways to spend it.
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