[And that's that, really. No, he would not have done this to Charles on purpose; no, he would especially not have put Charles in that particular point of view— but he is still here, and Octavian could have been more vigilant. Now Charles is making his forlorn face at the body on the floor, and Octavian wishes he wouldn't for how much it visibly stings him, but he doesn't drag him away from the sight.
It is and odd feeling, to be in this space right now, at this "time," with another person here as witness. Of course it would be Charles; that only makes sense, now that they've both appeared in here.
He still spins back to the workbench with a little pep, to motion for Charles to look at a half-finished contraption lying there next to some miscellaneous tools. Right now it's a lot of gears and copper wires bent into vague shapes, a thing that's intended to move one day but for now will sit here on this desk.]
A music box. [He leans down to peer more closely at it, squinting, then taps a finger against one of the bent-wire pieces.] This part was going to spin.
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[And that's that, really. No, he would not have done this to Charles on purpose; no, he would especially not have put Charles in that particular point of view— but he is still here, and Octavian could have been more vigilant. Now Charles is making his forlorn face at the body on the floor, and Octavian wishes he wouldn't for how much it visibly stings him, but he doesn't drag him away from the sight.
It is and odd feeling, to be in this space right now, at this "time," with another person here as witness. Of course it would be Charles; that only makes sense, now that they've both appeared in here.
He still spins back to the workbench with a little pep, to motion for Charles to look at a half-finished contraption lying there next to some miscellaneous tools. Right now it's a lot of gears and copper wires bent into vague shapes, a thing that's intended to move one day but for now will sit here on this desk.]
A music box. [He leans down to peer more closely at it, squinting, then taps a finger against one of the bent-wire pieces.] This part was going to spin.