[A rough month, certainly. Difficult to forget, but easy enough to set aside for now with a second gathering to be had. Gods forbid he fail to turn up for Cor's birthday when the reverse had so readily been done for him.]
[...Besides, he kind of lived here. It would have been far stranger not to make an appearance.]
[If nothing else, he was a bit easier to find than Cor--and trying very hard to be more approachable than the average wallflower. Quiet as he was, he would at least manage to offer a smile to anyone approaching him, usually keeping his hands occupied with a cup of coffee or some variety of snacks. He'd probably learned to do that much just to dissuade anyone concerned about not seeing him eating, but at least he was doing it despite the reasoning.]
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[...Besides, he kind of lived here. It would have been far stranger not to make an appearance.]
[If nothing else, he was a bit easier to find than Cor--and trying very hard to be more approachable than the average wallflower. Quiet as he was, he would at least manage to offer a smile to anyone approaching him, usually keeping his hands occupied with a cup of coffee or some variety of snacks. He'd probably learned to do that much just to dissuade anyone concerned about not seeing him eating, but at least he was doing it despite the reasoning.]