It strikes me, somewhere in all the confusion, I may have misplaced a date I promised to take you on.
[Verity would probably have words for him, if he'd stood her up for a friend date, and he can't imagine anyone being less annoyed than Verity.
The jars of whale eyes on his kitchen counter might have jarred his memory a little, too, in working out who he'd managed to annoy recently- pun not intended.]
[Well, well. This is surprising. J seriously didn't think that she'd ever hear from him again, at least not in this matter, and it seems like her little prank didn't go unnoticed. Ha, good.
She could appreciate the gesture and the apology but no.]
You may have? [She repeats, mocking his tone.]
You either have or have not and I'm afraid I don't have any use for half-hearted apologies.
Well, we never actually agreed on a time or place.
[He'd be more annoyed by the mocking, except he's trying to do the thing where he stops blaming everyone else for what he did himself. And he did, after all, forget.
Even if he does pull a momentarily sour face. Good thing she can't see it, right?]
What would you consider suitable repayment for my crime, then?
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[Verity would probably have words for him, if he'd stood her up for a friend date, and he can't imagine anyone being less annoyed than Verity.
The jars of whale eyes on his kitchen counter might have jarred his memory a little, too, in working out who he'd managed to annoy recently- pun not intended.]
Which means, no doubt, I owe you an apology.
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She could appreciate the gesture and the apology but no.]
You may have? [She repeats, mocking his tone.]
You either have or have not and I'm afraid I don't have any use for half-hearted apologies.
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[He'd be more annoyed by the mocking, except he's trying to do the thing where he stops blaming everyone else for what he did himself. And he did, after all, forget.
Even if he does pull a momentarily sour face. Good thing she can't see it, right?]
What would you consider suitable repayment for my crime, then?