IC: Prior to the Network Shutdown and post torte time with Nunnally

[thekingsgambit]

[One failemp appears to be lugging around a backpack this morning. Whatever could that be for?]

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[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

... C.C. I expected Nunnally would not view her response as empty praise to humor her.

[Moving to hold it.]

[ascendthethorns]

The exercise wasn't meant to please the Source, or even to garner praise for Nunnally.

[... why yes, I am hammering a little harder this time.]

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[You know, it's a little hard to hold this perfectly steady when you do that.]

It was meant to give her both a means of distraction and independence, and in those functions, it served admirably. She was pleased upon its conclusion and eager to share her creation. Does the manner in which she achieved this state truly matter more than that?

[ascendthethorns]

[Only because you have the muscle mass of a toddler.]

I have no interest in debating this today. Nails.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Shrugs halfheartedly and places the nails.]

We will have to arrange a day to see to the other pen as well, although the females are generally less keen on charging the fence as the males.

[ascendthethorns]

You may take your leave after this pen is finished; I intend to complete them both today regardless of your assistance.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Pauses in placing the nails and turns to her.]

[ascendthethorns]

I have the necessary supplies and have already tended the ground. When you said you wanted to repair the pens, I thought you had meant both at once.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

For that, I did not bring enough mesh. I intended to see how the first held up before attempting the same procedure on the second.

[ascendthethorns]

I am not arguing this either.

[To the next!]

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Adjusting post.]

And the need for this urgency?

[ascendthethorns]

Urgency? This is a matter of preference. I would rather complete this project in as few sessions as possible, especially since it involves wet cement.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[So much work in one day. orz]

Ah. Perhaps there should be time enough to gather the additional mesh required while the second pen is adjusted to the new parameters.

[ascendthethorns]

You may have to settle for counting it only twice. Can you?

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Scoffed laugh.]

I will manage somehow.

[ascendthethorns]

[Hammering post into place.]

Even without a break between pens?

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Oh, there is a slight cringe at that.]

As you said, the sooner we finish the entire project, the sooner we no longer have to concern ourselves with it.

[ascendthethorns]

[Hey, I offered to do it solo!]

Very well.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Hush! Are we setting the final nails now?]

[ascendthethorns]

[Sure!]

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Good, to the meshing!]

... She is still upset with me, but it will pass. Your suggestion did bring back some of the better moments.

[ascendthethorns]

I had a different purpose in mind.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

Ah?

[Btw, mesh attachment is likely to be done in the most finicky and precise alignment possible so...]

[ascendthethorns]

[... this is going to take forever, isn't it?...]

She needs to learn how to help you Lelouch, and you need to learn how to let her.

[thekingsgambit.livejournal.com]

[Oh without a doubt.]

I let her help with as much as she can. There are just some things that do not need to be fixed. She does not wish to accept that.

[Also, probably slicing the side of a finger on one of the wire edges in frustration at the memory of their last conversation.]