[ "eli" will never know that emmanuel's been struggling for days with this, but he sincerely hopes that he has been. it feels like a total waste of the name if there isn't at least a little struggling involved! ]
Emmanuel from the elevator!! Hi!!
[ fewer exclamation points, sivan. try to seem a normal level of happy to hear from emmanuel ]
Oh I would love to meet for coffee or something sometime. That would be great. Lunch tomorrow?
[ coffee right this very second? sivan's free! he can always make himself free for emmanuel ]
[ don't be too hard on yourself for your social anxiety, emmanuel. you should be hard of yourself for making plans with the demon who's responsible for your brother's death! ah if only he knew... ]
Well how do you feel about sandwiches? There's a good sandwich shop just up the street from the elevator incident.
(( They could meet up now. Emmanuel isn't doing anything pressing. He's just chilling between jobs and something (someone?) is keeping him in town rather than going home. ))
[ they could meet up now, but sivan is trying to give the impression that he's a person with an actual life that doesn't revolve around just stalking this one specific priest ]
Perfect! So, hey, how long are you in town for anyway?
[ is he planning to leave soon? should sivan have some people at the ready to toy with so the priest's services are needed here and he has to stay? ]
(( That's probably a good plan. Emmanuel might overlook the eagerness and availability once, maybe twice, but beyond that he'd start to wonder how it is "Eli" is always free when he inquires. ))
At least another week. Maybe longer if business doesn't call me elsewhere.
[ sivan's thoughts exactly. once or twice could be overlooked as a coincidence and good timing, but any more than that and it starts to look a little suspicious. or maybe like he's unemployed, in which case he probably has other things he should be doing which don't involve meeting up with emmanuel any time he asks.
eager though he is to get so close to emmanuel again, he's crafted this whole schedule in his head that 'eli' supposedly keeps day in and out and he's trying so hard to stick to it ]
Another week-ish. So I've got a bit of time to get to know you before you drive off into the sunset!
Pretty sure coming up with the idea in the first place is me saying I'd like to. But the question is, do YOU want to?
Having a temporary acquaintance while you're here might not be so bad.
[ he kind of hates giving emmanuel the chance to say no when the priest just handed him this opportunity, but it feels like the human thing to do, to make sure they're in agreement. and he is trying to be eli the human right now... ]
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(after meeting in person in the elevator)
Hey. It's Emmanuel, from the elevator the other day.
Do you want to meet for coffee or something sometime?
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Emmanuel from the elevator!! Hi!!
[ fewer exclamation points, sivan. try to seem a normal level of happy to hear from emmanuel ]
Oh I would love to meet for coffee or something sometime. That would be great. Lunch tomorrow?
[ coffee right this very second? sivan's free! he can always make himself free for emmanuel ]
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Well, at least that was easier than Emmanuel imagined it would be. See? What was all that anxiety for? Oh, wait, that's just how life is for him. ))
Okay. I'm free tomorrow. If there's anywhere specific you want to meet... I don't live in town so don't know what's around.
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Well how do you feel about sandwiches? There's a good sandwich shop just up the street from the elevator incident.
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I can eat sandwiches.
(( It doesn't occur to him how tepid that sounds. He's actually not terribly picky about food as long as it isn't very spicy. ))
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Anyone CAN, but do you want to? I'm kidding. Sandwiches it is. How does 1PM sound for you?
[ wanna do it sooner? noon? tonight? right now?? ]
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1pm tomorrow. That's good for me.
(( They could meet up now. Emmanuel isn't doing anything pressing. He's just chilling between jobs and something (someone?) is keeping him in town rather than going home. ))
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Perfect!
So, hey, how long are you in town for anyway?
[ is he planning to leave soon? should sivan have some people at the ready to toy with so the priest's services are needed here and he has to stay? ]
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At least another week. Maybe longer if business doesn't call me elsewhere.
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eager though he is to get so close to emmanuel again, he's crafted this whole schedule in his head that 'eli' supposedly keeps day in and out and he's trying so hard to stick to it ]
Another week-ish. So I've got a bit of time to get to know you before you drive off into the sunset!
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(( That is to say, if he wants to hang out when he's free, Emmanuel's not really bound by a schedule at this point. ))
he he : D
Having a temporary acquaintance while you're here might not be so bad.
[ he kind of hates giving emmanuel the chance to say no when the priest just handed him this opportunity, but it feels like the human thing to do, to make sure they're in agreement. and he is trying to be eli the human right now... ]
my toxic trait is knowing I'm a sloppy typist and doing nothing about it.
That sounds nice.