((exsilium)) Inbox

[theboywhodied]

Hello! I'm Cedric Diggory and this is my in-box. Leave a message here and I'll respond as soon as I can. Thanks!

[text/voice/video]

Comments

voice.

[theboywhodied]

That's funny, I don't remember us kissing.

[Okay, unfunny joke. He chuckles awkwardly and moves on.]

Well...rhetorically, do you want it to be a good sign?

voice.

[reconnaissance]

( Well played. He gets a laugh, for that, and some of the tension in her voice is broken with it. )

Cute.

( A little huff, and she's struggling to mull it over. ) Well, yeah. I think. It's a good sign, right? I mean, as a rule.

( no she has no idea )

voice.

[theboywhodied]

Yeah, I think it is too.

But you should talk to them. I know that's far easier said than done, and there's a lot to worry about. But even if they don't like you that way...they're not your best friend for no reason. I don't think they'll say you can't be friends anymore.

permavoice

[reconnaissance]

'Course you do.

( She's nodding as she listens, and of course he can't see that, but-- )

Okay. That makes sense. ( Gold star, Cedric. ) I just don't usually make out with really really good friends. Like, usually they're someone I like, obviously, but not my best mate.

( As if she needs to justify this. )

[theboywhodied]

Best friends fall in love all the time.

I did with mine. Quick kiss after a Quidditch match.

[reconnaissance]

Hey, hold up. Love - that's a big word.

( Steady on there, buddy. She might have used that word in a more general, vague sort of... sense, describing it to someone else, but that was different. )

Did her team win or yours?

( Okay maybe she thinks his romantic ideals are kind of adorable )

[theboywhodied]

Hers. She used her charm against me and I slipped.

But that was absolutely the last time. It's different when you're dating---win and you get to tease a little, as long as you treat the losing team with grace and maturity.

I've prepared a few of her favourite dinners in my time.

[reconnaissance]

Ah. Yeah. Charms a killer, ain't it?

( Maybe they're talking about different charms - this related to quidditch, after all. ) I'll see if I can get the hang of that, then. I might be a bit too smug.

Are you suggesting I cook?

( Amused, more than anything, not even shooting to sound playfully offended. )

[theboywhodied]

It's one way to charm a date. But I don't know your date. Maybe they like painting, or athletics, or walks along the wreckage of the city.

[reconnaissance]

You might know them.

( Just muttered, because she knows for a fact that Cedric knows Stephanie, but she's not sure if she wants to be quite that... explicit, yet. Hmm. )

Huh. Okay. So, basically you're telling me to be sensible and not make a big deal out of it.

( Go figure. )

[theboywhodied]

Exactly. I know you're smart, Ellie. You'll be fine.

And if you're not, I'll be here with a hug and some biscuits.

[reconnaissance]

That's because you're the best bloke in this city, Ricco.

( Seriously. Has she told him how great he is? Because he really is. )

Thanks. I'll uh, do my best, I guess.

[theboywhodied]

I hope it goes spectacularly.

[reconnaissance]

I can always count on you. I'll let you know.

( stop being such a good friend she isn't sure how to cope. )