Lawrence throws his head back and barks one loud laugh. He wags a mechanical finger at her like she's just told a fantastic joke, and he begins to say something, but before he gets farther than "I'd have thought –" Tamminy makes a loud sound with her silverware and blurts out, "Dessert!"
Lawrence closes his mouth and looks at her as she motions to the boxes the Durants brought with them. "You all just reminded me, we've got dessert still! I've been absolutely dying to find out what's in those boxes. Gnomish curiosity, you know!" She laughs, just a smidge manic about it, and waves between Isidor and the boxes.
"Is it time? Can we have some? And then maybe we can play some music! Lawrence, you should show everyone how good you are with the violin! If you want to go get all the instruments I'd be glad to go with?"
Tamminy, wise woman that she is, has distracted him, at least for now. He hasn't forgotten, of course, because his reply takes some deliberation, but at the very least she's bought him a moment to reconsider making a total prick out of himself in front of family and friends. He rises from his seat, but just as Tamminy turns to follow him he turns back to the group.
"Wait a minute," he says, holding out a hand for Tamminy to pause. "If I'm going to bring the instruments I should have someone tall to help me out. No offense, Tams. How about..." He scans the crowd and finally lands on... "Viatorus? Why don't you come with? Everything's right inside the tower, and nothing's too heavy. Just gonna need you to be careful with the strings."
The change of plans leaves Tamminy slightly anxious, but she at least must not think Lawrence will do Viatorus any harm, because she accepts it all with nothing more than a half-hearted wave and a return to the possibility of desserts.
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Date: 2017-04-14 09:37 pm (UTC)Lawrence closes his mouth and looks at her as she motions to the boxes the Durants brought with them. "You all just reminded me, we've got dessert still! I've been absolutely dying to find out what's in those boxes. Gnomish curiosity, you know!" She laughs, just a smidge manic about it, and waves between Isidor and the boxes.
"Is it time? Can we have some? And then maybe we can play some music! Lawrence, you should show everyone how good you are with the violin! If you want to go get all the instruments I'd be glad to go with?"
Tamminy, wise woman that she is, has distracted him, at least for now. He hasn't forgotten, of course, because his reply takes some deliberation, but at the very least she's bought him a moment to reconsider making a total prick out of himself in front of family and friends. He rises from his seat, but just as Tamminy turns to follow him he turns back to the group.
"Wait a minute," he says, holding out a hand for Tamminy to pause. "If I'm going to bring the instruments I should have someone tall to help me out. No offense, Tams. How about..." He scans the crowd and finally lands on... "Viatorus? Why don't you come with? Everything's right inside the tower, and nothing's too heavy. Just gonna need you to be careful with the strings."
The change of plans leaves Tamminy slightly anxious, but she at least must not think Lawrence will do Viatorus any harm, because she accepts it all with nothing more than a half-hearted wave and a return to the possibility of desserts.