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[noteful]

Meg has found a slightly out of the main hustle and bustle this evening.

She's writing a letter, neat handwriting, straight lines on unruled stationary.

She'd probably be happy to take a break and talk. After all, she has all the time in the end of the universe to finish it.

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"It would never occur to me to equate steady with boring," Meg says.

"He sounds nice."

There's a beat.

"Really tall, huh?"

[bannion_sight]

"Yes, but you're smarter than a lot of people," Kim returns.

"He is nice."

Beat.

"And yes -- really, really tall."

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"Yes, but you're not talking to any of them.

Another beat.

"That sounds potentially awkward.

"I mean, Alain is tall, with no reallys, and even that's occasionally awkward."

Kim is taller than Meg . . . but not much.

[bannion_sight]

Kim's smile turns mischievous.

"Oh, we've figured out ways to adapt."

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Meg raises an eyebrow. "Have you?

"In case you're wondering, the more you talk about him, the less sort of it sounds."

[bannion_sight]

Color flushes her cheeks as she admits,

"He's pretty special."

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"I'm getting that," Meg says.

"I guess . . . this is completely unsolicited advice, and you can ignore it, of course, but . . . don't mess it up by trying not to mess it up, okay?"

The last year is a pretty good example of where that can lead.

[bannion_sight]

She knows what Meg means, and why she's saying it.

Kim simply nods.

"Okay."