[He nods to himself. Still feeling pretty bad about everything - in a way that makes him unable to really ... come up with a good answer. What can he say? He doesn't want to veer from the topic at hand, because, well, but he doesn't really want to dwell on it more than necessary, either.]
[Sooo. There's a lengthy silence on his end before he speaks.]
[AJ quietly sits outside the Inn, petting Jessie, who is sitting in her lap. The pup lays quietly, accepting the affection, until it catches a familiar scent, and leaps from AJ's lap and runs towards Cooper.]
[Aw, puppy - he laughs quietly and leans down to greet the dog pokémon with pettings and a grinned "hey there, Jessie". He wasn't all that good with animals before but it's safe to say they've grown on him a lot in the year he's been in Johto.]
[Jessie barks happily, running circles around Cooper. During all this, Applejack walks over. She'll let the two have some bonding, since the scene really is rather cute.]
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[Sooo. There's a lengthy silence on his end before he speaks.]
Can we meet?
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[She feels that he's telling the truth, but still. She has to have his word.]
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[He's not quite certain why he asked for a meeting, but he feels that maybe it'll be easier to set things back somewhat right between them that way.]
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Hey, Coop.
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Morning, Applejack.
[He pauses, studies her for a moment, and can't help but ask again, just to be sure.]
You okay?
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You know that's not what I meant.
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I'm... maybe a lil' nervous.
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I'm sorry. I care about you. The last thing I want is to make you scared or uneasy.
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[That's what it was, after all. But god, he's going to keep feeling bad about it. Tries for a smile, though.]
That's a good summary.
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[action] god I am so sorry about my tagging lately ;;
[action] I'm just as bad D=