Owl to Ian Malcolm
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hh_mirrorMalcolm,
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I spoke to a mutual acquaintance of ours last night.
Grant
dinosaurman.livejournal.com posting in hh_mirrorMalcolm,
I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I spoke to a mutual acquaintance of ours last night.
Grant
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Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 02:40 am (UTC)Pleased, relieved and curious. Dare I ask how it went, or should I simply go ask someone with whom I'm usually on speaking terms?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 02:44 am (UTC)Well, if she'll talk to you, that's a step up from where we are at the moment.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 02:49 am (UTC)We're barely speaking? In other words, God's in his heaven and all's right with the world?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:09 am (UTC)Clearly I need to make better use of my pronouns. She and I are not speaking at the moment.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:15 am (UTC)Ouch. So far from my original assumption is that, that it may actually be a sign of apocalypse.
Glad to hear you broke it to her gently. I'm off to owl her now.
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:18 am (UTC)Hold off on your owl for a minute. I actually need to ask you a favor first. I'll wait while the shock of that sinks in.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:22 am (UTC)All right, I've picked myself up off the floor and the parchment's still blank. What's up?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:38 am (UTC)Things did not end well, as you can imagine, but I did extend the offer to come over Monday night. I thought that maybe if she could see for herself what goes on, she would feel better about the whole thing. Anyway, I'm asking that you talk to her, and offer to go with her. I think a familiar face would help a lot.
Or, to put it another way, this would be your chance to get some cracks in on the night I can't talk back.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 03:53 am (UTC)I can behave myself in mixed company, I assure you. I'll be glad to keep you and Ellie company if she'll have me there. Do I recall correctly that this is an unusually long night?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 04:06 am (UTC)Ms. Palmer will also be there. It's December, so yes, generally the nights are pretty long. The trusty almanac says that the moon will be up from 4:30 to just before 9 the next morning.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 05:34 am (UTC)All the more reason to be on my best behavior then. As your young lady and I have said perhaps ten words to each other over the course of my tenure here, I'm quite looking forward to it. Providing Ellie has no objection to my attending, what time would you like us there?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 06:08 am (UTC)My young lady? If you use that phrase again, I promise that I will bite you myself. 5:30 would work well. Your choice to eat before or after then, but be warned that you'll have to defend any dish you eat there against two cats.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 06:13 am (UTC)Oh. Does that mean she's fair game? Kidding.
5:30 should be fine, I'll eat beforehand, and if it's all the same to you it'll be three cats. Fractal will probably enjoy seeing his sister again (at least I hope he will).
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 06:33 am (UTC)That's really not a great idea. It's not exactly ideal conditions for animal socialization.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 06:38 am (UTC)You know best, I suppose. I would like to put them together for a play date sometime if you're willing though. Do I even want to ask how your kitten responded to your, ah, changes the first time?
Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 06:53 am (UTC)With much hissing and spitting, until Ms. Palmer's cat was able to calm her down. After that, she was able to amuse herself by playing with my tail.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-01 07:05 am (UTC)This should prove most
entertaininginteresting indeed. Wouldn't miss it for the world. That owl's on its way to Ellie now, so we shall see.Malcolm
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-03 02:59 am (UTC)As much as it pains me to say it, thank you.
Grant
Re: Return owl
Date: 2006-12-03 04:04 am (UTC)Then don't. I did make an open-ended offer of help a long time ago. The offer stands.
Malcolm